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Sermon: How long have you lived?
Jan 4 2014
Sajjad Heydari (MCSH)


When Alexander the great, was expanding, in one of his attack to Iran, he conquered a village, like many others. On his way to village, he passed the graveyard. He noticed something strange. People of this village lived so short. He went to village’s elder, and asked him why some of their people lived 3 hours, others a few days and the highest lifetime was 10 years only?

The elder explained when someone is about to die, they ask him a few questions, like:

-What art did you learned? What art did you taught?
-What science did you learned? What science did you taught?
-Where you useful to others?

Then we calculate the hours that person was useful, and we write it on their graves.

Think about this story... How much have you lived? Are you going to live longer?

From numbers point of view, in 60 years, we - humans- are:

-25 years (non stop) of work (such as study, housework, or any other kind of work)
-20 years of sleep.
-2.5 years of eating
-1.5 years of sitting in toilet, which results in 65700KG and 43800Lit “Products”

Are you these numbers? Read them once more and ask yourself:
-What art did you learned? What art did you taught?
-What science did you learned? What science did you taught?
-Where you useful to others?
-How many years have you spend doing other things?
-How long have you lived? Are you going to live longer?

If these numbers and questions, made you smile or frown (even if inside...) there is hope.
But....

May the Force be with you.

Comments 11

  1. tzb
    Great sermon Sajjad, thank you. It's a real wake-up call to read those actual numbers... (especially the "products" one! ;-) )

    I hope as Jedi our role is to be more useful, to make the world a better place. To "live" a little more.

    "For it is in giving that we receive..."
  2. Mareeka Theodore
    Thanks. Contemplation with humor!
    I ask myself questions about usefullness, each more and night. Glad you put that question here.
  3. Llama Su
    I would like to see the math on how this conclusion came to be. No "product" result for eating???
    I am skeptical... :oops:
    Thank you for the sermon, never the less.
  4. Wescli Wardest
    I loved it! :D Thank you Sajjad.
  5. ooma
    first, that made me smile, and after thinking about it for a while, I was sad. I have a crappy seasonal job for month and until April. I'm not learning nor teaching nothing with this job.
    but at a second thought, it allows me to raise my two daughters, and pay for their studies. So, I'm useful doing an useless job.
    Thanks for this sermon, Sajjad.
  6. PatrickB
    the answers to these question is , I learn how to behave in life . I taught bardeisme or musique . To calculate . to answer . to be there . none . forever. known.

    I hope you have fun .
  7. Jestor
    Excellent Sajjad...

    Just awesome...

    I hope when my time is up, my numbers are very high...:)

    Thank you...:)
  8. Lykeios Little Raven
    Thank you Sajjad! Definitely great sermon!

    Shabh be kheyr dust e man!

    In Earnest,

    Lykeios ~ Adam Kristo(s)fer Walkingstick King
  9. Michael Davidson
    I'd give it two hours for me.

    I know I'm rubbish, I don't last long

    asides from poor humour, good stuff sajjad
  10. kevin cottam
    Thank you for the insight. Makes you sad you cannot devote your whole life to others, but I guess we all need a little down time. May the force be with you
  11. Lee Mayo
    I smiled

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