Death's Proud Messenger

Everything that is born will die. When we die we go to a spiritual realm. That is very joyous for some people. Others might regret how they lived their lives. There are many realms and in one there is a being some call Yam Raj. He sends messengers when it is time for a person to leave this earth and drop their bodies. These Angels of Death facilitate the soul to face its own Higher Self. 

     A  messenger comes to take a person when their prana has run out. A kind person might say to Death's Angel, "I'm ready, I have no regrets in life. I just want to meet the Loving Creator." A person who didn't listen to their heart might say, "I have to die!!? I don't want to die, I'm just getting started. Plus there is a lot of people I hurt that I want to make up to. I can't die now, I don't want to!!!" The messenger might say, "There is no cheating death, your prana is finished, now is the time you must travel to the other world."

     This one Messenger started to get too proud of how afraid people were of him. He would take a person's life, "Come with me, your life is finished!" and they would be terrified, "Oh no, I haven't done anything good. Where will I go. Just let me stay here and I'll listen to my heart, I swear. I won't do anything bad any more. Don't hurt me, have mercy!!" This Messenger beat people, "Shame on you. You deserve to be beaten, I'm here to punish you mortal!!" He would scare everyone, he thought he was the most terrifying Angel of Death. He started to get too proud, "These puny mortals. They think they are so great their whole lives. Then they have to face me! They are all pathetic compared to me, I am awesome and terrifying!"

     There are consequences for everything in this universe. That is what makes balance. Balance is what makes harmony. Harmony is why this universe has beauty. There are consequences even for Death's Angels. So Yam Raj decided to teach this one a lesson. He said, "I want to to take this person's life. His name is Kabir. Go get him." Kabir meditated on God all the time, "Ram, Ram, Ram, I'm merged with you Lord, Ram, Ram, I know Death's secret, Ram, Ram..." The Messenger went to fetch Kabir, "This puny mortal thinks he knows Death's secret, hahaha. I'll teach him a lesson to make him regret his words. These mortal are all the same hahaha". 

     The Messenger went to Bhagat Kabir and got ready to beat him. Kabir wasn't afraid like other people though. In fact he took off his own chapal, his own sandal, and started to beat the Messenger!! "What are you doing, you can't beat me, I'm the most terrifying ever! Ow, that hurts, stop it" Kabir said, "I am the servant to the Lord, you have no power over me. Who do you think you are? I know it's not my time yet. Only Ram tells me when it's my time to merge in the heavenly light. Go back to where you came from!" The Messenger left and Kabir continued chanting, "Ram, Ram, Ram, Ram......."

     It was the proud Messenger that learned a lesson. He thought, "I can't believe this. This one mortal scared me. I never knew the power of saints." Saints are special, they know the Truth. They know that life doesn't really end when we die. They live like they have already passed to the spiritual world. They have no fear of Death. They do not fear anything! They are always ready to die and they live profound lives of service to the Creator. The truth is there is never anything for us to fear ever. Never fear. God is always with us, all we need to do is remember it.