I just got back to Manchester from London, I got to my room and realized my light bulb had stopped working. My Christian self, that tries not to have anything to do with “the dark”, then set out to look for a new light bulb. On my way to buy this, I don’t know how, but I did not notice this dead pigeon by the roadside; I only saw it when I was coming back. I am not sure of the exact time it died. It might have died on my way to the shop, after I passed by the spot of its later death; or it might have been lying there dead when I passed by, and I did not notice it. I cannot answer, but what I know is, I do not know what time it died.

It is funny because even though I did know something, what I knew was that I did not know something. I knew I did not know the exact time of the pigeon’s death. Furthermore, even if I saw exactly when this pigeon was dying, I could not have told you yesterday that a pigeon was going to die today. However, if you asked me yesterday if, every pigeon will eventually die, I would have said, “Yes of course!”

Death is the unpredictable most predictable incident that happens to anyone. Very unpredictable with respect to time and very predictable in terms of possibility. In other words – We do not know when everyone will die, but we know everyone will die.

I got back home and instantly, it dawned on me that I went out in the first place because of the “death” of my light bulb. I fixed in the new light bulb and there was light in my room again! I brought light into my room by fixing a new light bulb, didn’t know death could be fixed! But well, will visit this point again. Back to the sad pigeon….

It died, and I know no one knew it was going to die. No one even thought about it. I mean, who goes around thinking about death? But it happens all the time though? Death I have realised, holds a certain power to make people think. Anytime a person dies, I see people thank God they are still alive. People that are able to find jokes in every sector of life, gives it a break when it comes to death.  It seems to hold that power which makes everyone freeze and reflect. Just as I saw this dead pigeon today, I reflected and I share my thoughts in this post. I will be happy to know that, the pigeon lived a comfortable life on earth before it died.

Friends, we have the luxury of knowing that we are going to die one day, but we just do not know when. I am sure each of us know a certain person who walked like us, talked like us, and they also knew that they will die one day, however they are dead now. As a result of this, I see every second as an opportunity to make a mark, as I prepare for my physical death one day. I do not know when this will be, so I thank God for every opportunity he gives me to live an extra day, so I take on the day as a challenge to leave a footprint. I accept everyday as a platform on which I print my purpose. Every day, I aim to dream excellence and to live out purpose in order to please my maker. Life is short, but eternal life isn’t.

 

The bulb…

As a Christian I believe there is a physical and a spiritual death.  After the actual physical death, I have no other physical life. However as I live physically, I have to live as if I am dead physically in order to receive spiritual life. And even when I have received this spiritual life I have to constantly renew my mind in order to always receive spiritual life.

The old bulb represents my mind, the room represents me as a whole, and the light source represents the spirit of God living in me! As long as I keep renewing my bulb (mind), and I put on the switch, my room (life) will always be lit with the light of God! Through this, I will experience fully the perfect will of God for my life!!! Romans12:2

We will all die one day. We are all living, to die, so we might live. But before we die, we should live!

 

Sam