I have put it up on two other occasions.
Yesterday evening, I shared that link with a google group that I belong to and here's the response that one of them shared. I am reposting it with his permission.
Response to Life on A Train - written by N. K.
In our life, we have accumulated a whole stack of luggage. They contain everything we have worked for during our journey. However, the only luggage that we are allowed to bring with us when we reach our last stop is the one that contains all the answers to questions that we will be asked, like if we still have that thing called conscience that was given to us when making our choices as they come along our journey.
And we will have to look into this luggage to find the answers to the number of times we disregarded our conscience. The choices could range from deciding to keep that excess RM0.40 change handed out by the cashier, lying about the cost to build another palace, to doing things that we were told against by our parents, the Quran or the Bible or whatever map we use to plan our journey.
As for the rest of the luggage, first of all, make sure each and every piece is marked.
Avoid leaving behind any of your luggage unmarked.
Next, include in your luggage a distribution plan so that everyone else moving on to the next station knows exactly which piece to discard, which piece to distribute to whom, and which piece to share and with whom and in what manner.
Start now to fill the first luggage with the right answers ready, and the rest of the luggage with your plan.
Don't wait, for you never know when your last station will be called over the PA system.
Once you get off the last station and proceed to the transit lounge for your onward journey to (hopefully) heaven, it will be too late.
I pray that you will continue your present journey pleasantly and safely so that you will be welcomed with open arms at the end of your next journey.
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If you still have not watched, Life on The Train, CLICK HERE. Watch it and be touched. Here's the transcript to the Life on the Train:
A while back, I read a very interesting book that compared life to a train ride or a series of train rides.
Life is like a train ride, it read. We get on. We ride. We get off. We get back on and ride some more. There are accidents and there are delays. At certain stops there are surprises. Some of these will translate into great moments of joy, some will result in profound sorrow.
When we are born and we first board the train, we meet people whom we think will be with us for the entire journey. Those people are our parents! Sadly, this is far from the truth. Our parents are with us for as long as we absolutely need them. They too have journeys they must complete. We live on with the memories of their love, affection, friendship, guidance and their ever presence.
There are others who board the train and who eventually become very important to us, in turn. These people are our brothers, sisters, friends and acquaintances, whom we will learn to love and cherish.
Some people consider their journey like a jaunty tour. They will just go merrily along. Others will encounter many upsets, tears, losses on their journey. Others still will linger on, to offer a helping hand to anyone in need. Some people on the train will leave an everlasting impression when they get off. Some will get on and get off the train so quickly, they will scarcely leave a sign that they ever travelled along with you or ever crossed your path.
We will sometimes be upset that some passengers, whom we love, will choose to sit in another compartment and leave us to travel on our own. Then again, there's nothing that says we can't seek them out anyway. Nevertheless, once sought out and found, we may not even be able to sit next to them because that seat will already be taken. That's okay as everyone's journey will be filled with hopes, dreams, challenges, setbacks and goodbyes. We must strive to make the best of it, no matter what.
We must constantly strive to understand our travel companions and look for the best in everyone. Remember that at any moment during our journey, any one of our travel companions can have a weak moment and be in need of our help. We too may vacillate or hesitate, even trip. Hopefully we can count on someone being there to be supportive and understanding.
The bigger mystery of our journey is that we don't know when our last stop will come. Neither do we know when our travel companions will make their last stop. Not even those sitting in the seat next to us. Personally, I know I'll be sad to make my final stop. I'm sure of it! My separation from all those friends and acquaintances I made during the train ride will be painful. Leaving all those I'm close to will be a sad thing. But then again, I'm certain that one day I'll get to the main station only to meet up with everyone else. They'll all be carrying their baggage, most of which they didn't have when they first got on this train.
I'll be glad to see them again. I'll also be glad to have contributed to their baggage and to have enriched their lives, just as much as they will have contributed to my baggage and enriched my life. We're all on this train ride together. Above all, we should all try to strive to make the ride as pleasant and memorable as we can, right up until we each make the final stop and leave the train for the last time.
All aboard! Safe journey!! BON VOYAGE!
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Have a great day!
*Thanks to N.K. who alerted me abut my error in the blog title this morning. I have corrected it to 'carrying' instead of 'crying'. My deepest apologies.
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