SEVEN DAYS TO LIVE
Sukadeva Goswami told Pariksit Maharaj that seven days of longevity
is enough to achieve perfection. He said, "You have only seven
days left to live; do you think it is a short time ? It is enough
time. What is all important is the proper use of every second." What
time we have in our hands is uncertain, but we must try our best
to properly use every second. This must not be neglected. We should
not think, "The future is before me; any time I like, I can
engage in the profitable affair of spiritual life." Not one
second should be lost. Longfellow wrote:
Trust no Future howe'er pleasent !
Let the dead Past bury it's dead !
Act,-act, in the living Present !
Heart within, and God o'erhead !
