My Suitcase Of Life

I remember those days whenever am preparing to return to school (Command Secondary School Ipaja, Lagos- Boarding School), I personally supervise my suitcase being packed by my sweet mother. I double check for the Cabin family biscuit, tin of Dana milk, Milo, sugar, and my school companion Garri ijebu. I do pack my suitcase like I was going to study Food and Nutrition in school.

In life, we anticipate the immediate future and forget to reflect and enjoy the present moment which eventually dictates the future. I remember my suitcase so well when I read this amazing motivational story, enjoy:

A man died and when he realized it, he saw God coming closer with a suitcase in His Hand. The following conversation ensued between them:

God: Alright son, it's time to go.

Surprised, the man responded: Now? So soon? I had a lot of plans...

God: I'm sorry but it's time to go.

Man: What do you have in that suitcase?

God: Your belongings.

Man: My belongings? You mean my things, my clothes, my money?

God: Those things were not yours; they belonged to the earth.

Man: Is it my memories?

God: Those never belonged to you; they belonged to Time

Man: Is it my talents?

God: Those were never yours; they belonged to the circumstances of your life.

Man: Is it my friends and family?

God: I'm sorry; they were never yours. They belonged to the path.

Man: Is it my wife and children?

God: They were never yours; they belonged to your heart.

Man: Is it my body?

God: That was never yours; it belonged to the dust.

Man: Is it my soul?

God: No that is mine.

Full of fear, the man took the suitcase from God and opened it. Just to find out the suitcase was empty.

Tears rolling down his cheek, the man said:

Man: I never had anything???

God: That is correct. Every moment you lived were the only belongings you had.

This is a great lesson. Life is just a moment - a moment that belongs to only you. For this reason, enjoy your time and use it wisely while you have it. Don't let any material thing that you think you own or that you are struggling to acquire stop you from doing so.

- Live Now!

- Live your life.

- Don't forget to be happy; that is the only thing that matters.

- Material things and everything else that you fought for stay here.

- Your primary duty is to serve & worship your Creator.

- YOU CAN'T TAKE ANYTHING WITH YOU.

- It is only a pure heart, repentance and the fear of God that follow you.

- Live for God and at the end, He will reward you.

Share this reflection with anyone you love, so that we all can learn how to pack our suitcases better. Be motivated. You will rise again. Cheers!