Our ETA, ETD, Expiry Date

This one is for all those who think they are in control of their life__and therefore want to continue to control it.

Please consider the following:

1. You cannot decide when you are born.
2. Nor to whom you are born.
3. Or into which religion you are born.
4. Or even in which country or city where you are born.
5. You can't even choose your name when you are born.
6. Just as you can't choose your Expected Time of Arrival (ETA) on this planet, nor can you ever determine your Expected Time of Departure (ETD).
7. We all come with an Expiry Date, but nobody really knows nor can anyone can give us that date except the Creator.


So, what are we really in control of? Think about it. Yes, surely, we can be in control of how we live our lives. If we live a purposeful life, we leave behind a message__that the purpose of all life is to serve. And if we live a life of material pursuit and gains, thinking we are the Creator, sooner than later we will awaken to the moment of truth that we control nothing and that we must find purpose in our life.


Learnings:
1. We control nothing.
2. Not our ETA or ETD or our Expiry Date.
3. At best, we can control how we live our life.
4. And the only, best possible, way is to serve.