Keeping death (passing away) in abeyance

 This may sound like unhinged “Naresh-speak,” and I take full responsibility for what is penned below along with the nuances.

I have long held a personal belief that the path to longevity and, in a manner of speaking, the ability to place one’s passing away in abeyance rests in a large part in our own hands. Longevity is not an accident. It is a negotiation. While none of us signs the final contract, many of us unwittingly accelerate its execution. We do not control destiny in its entirety, but we are far from powerless. The discipline of the body, the steadiness of the mind, the management of stress, the quality of our inter-personal relationships, and the informed choices we make each day quietly accumulate in our favor.

It is paramount that one bears in mind that they (the above) either conspire against us or rule in our favor.

Death is inevitable; its timing is less so than we imagine. It's arrival, however, may be gently negotiated through awareness, restraint, and intended choice of living. The choices we make daily, the discipline we cultivate, the equanimity we practice, and the relationships we nurture these are not incidental. They are deliberate acts of deferral. Within the boundaries granted to us, we possess a quiet control over our habits, our temperament, our resilience. In exercising that control, we do not defeat mortality, but we may well negotiate with it.

Have a good day and start mulling✍🏽🙏🏽