There lived a king who had four wives. One day, out of the blue, he was diagnosed with death and there was no cure. In fear of spending the afterlife alone, he wished to have one of his partners along with him. He called his fourth wife, whom he adored the most. He had bought her the most riches and fashionable attires. He asked if she was ready to go along with him and she replied “I cannot go with you”. So he called his third wife, the most gorgeous one and the one whom he showed off to other nations. He asked her the same and she said, “I cannot go with you either. After your death, I’m planning to remarry”. Then he called his second wife who always stood by him and supported him. She said, “I do love you, but I fear death. However after your death, I’ll participate and make sure that everything will be done well at your funeral”. Devastated by her answer he was about to lose hope when he heard the voice, “I’ll go along with you”. It was his first wife, whom he never took care of and always ignored even after knowing she was there for him. At that moment, he felt regret knowing that he should have done something for his first wife, which he never did.

The point is, each one of us have four wives. Like the fourth wife, we have our body which we always adore and buy the best things for. But after death, we don’t have a body to take along with us. The third wife are the equipment that we buy for ourselves, our belongings which will be handed over to others after our death. The people around us are the second wife, who will always be there to help us, but in death, they cannot accompany us. And the first wife is our soul, the only thing that can enter into the realm.

At the moment of death, we always think about the things which we could have done but did not and regret over it. We never take care of our soul as much as we take care of our mobile phone. We couldn’t spend time for the core of all our resources and let it take care of its own, until we realize it’s too late. In death, in search for a better place, or simply to be at peace, we regret the things which we haven’t done. In death, if we had ensured the right thing to go along with us, do we need to feel regret?

“Never forget about the ultimate truth, Death! An old ending, a new beginning!” ~ Syed Shah