Buddha Quote
Friday August 14, 2026
Sickness, Aging, and DeathIt is amazing that only yesterday, I was thinking about how
curious it was that I have not been genuinely sick for a long
time. I was wondering if I was fit as a fiddle, such that viruses
can't take over me. And today, most ironically, I started to feel
feverish. Wow! I was humbled by the law of karma, in the sense
that I really can't tell what lies ahead. I was trying to imagine
last night about how sickness felt like and the possibility that
I might never feel it again! How vain!
Today, I'm reminded
that:
1. Sickness is sickening!
(Remember that it feels
terrible and
can strike anytime)
2. Ageing is crippling!
(Old age cripples body and mind bit
by bit and this is a
process that
happens all the time)
3. Death is deadly!
(Life is a deadly disease we
all die of!)
I feel it in my
bones. Our body will lose the battle someday. Even the Buddha was
no exception. He advised, "The body can be sick, but the mind
should not be." This is Samsara, no matter how advanced
technology will be, there will be sickness (there are always new
viruses appearing), ageing (can be slowed down but still happens)
and death. There is no cure except spiritual cultivation. I'm
saying all this to remind ourselves the reality of sickness,
ageing and death.
One who lives without keeping them in mind is
most likely to live a vain life, in vain.
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