Why are We Alive?

Recently, I witnessed couple of events that disturbed me profoundly. In my book, Happiness is All We Want, I talk about losing my grandparents one by one. Those loses forced me to think about the impermanence of this life.

 

But, in last couple of months, I saw two men in my age-group, early forties, passing away, abruptly. These people apparently didn’t suffer from any ailment. They were healthy and fairly active till a few hours before their death. They complained of chest pain and it was o...