How vain and pointless it is all

I was at my grandma’s house and one night at 3 am I heard her shouting at me for help. She couldn’t breathe and I had to help her. I panicked. I didn’t know what to do. She told me to hit her at the back and I also gave her water. She was fine in the end, but I panicked and I was worried for her. The next day she wasn’t great either. It also wasn’t possible for her to go to the doctor for some days and I was worried about her. I didn’t know if she would make it and I was worried.

That night, I felt like I saw a person that could be dying in front of me. This shocked me and I didn’t even know what to do. The next day, I was constantly worried if something might happen to her. These days I also came across a part of the Bible that said that we should always be ready to be judged by God because we never know when we will die. All these things brought me to thoughts.

People usually don’t die young, but there are definitely some exceptions. I know 3 people from my school who have already died, so you can never know for sure what will happen to you! All these people are at an age close to mine, so they are all under 25. Or maybe they would be, if they were alive today… Since you never know at what age you will die, it is best for you to not delay repenting. Let’s say that someone delayed repentance to do it at an old age, but this person suddenly dies at 40… This person won’t have enough time to finish their repentance and this will be bad for this person’s soul.

All these things gave me thoughts and I started realizing how vain and pointless are some things that we indulge in so much in our everyday lives. I spend much time thinking what other people think. Other people may spend a very big amount of time caring about how they look. How vain is this all in the end? Instead of thinking about my salvation or something that would have an important point for me, I may waste a big amount of precious time thinking about something pointless, vain or even harmful for me.

These are just some thoughts that I had because I had some experiences related to death. Hopefully, I helped people with them. I hope that God blesses you all.