Life for a Christian Begins at Death

'A Christian's life begins at Death'.
Death of faith in Humanity,
Death of all we thought of as just and true,
Death of the codes of international conduct,
Death of fairplay,
Death of the system that survived so many centuries,
Death of the presumption that it will survive a few more
Death of the old world order,
Death of the confidence that tomorrow will be a happy day,
Death of the surety that ignorance and barbarianism
will go only thus far and no further,
Death of the maxim that turning the other cheek
will bring shame upon the smiter,
Death of the spirit of our children's children looking back
with happiness on their days of childhood......
Death,death and death again...
And a Christian is born..
with Faith and Hope
and Love towards the ones that hurt him......
....Its tough to be a Christian today.

Famida Basheer..11th September 2001.