passed away recently, she’s the mother of my maternal grand mother so like a grand nani to me.
She was 107 yrs old n recently had witnessed her grand child from the fifth generation being born which is amazing on it’s own. She died peacefully while havin an afternoon nap.
I was just wonderin how one person feels living for so long like even by passing the lives of your own kids as happened in her own case. I havn’t met her in 6 yrs but whenever I had in past, she always seemed like radiating a kind of strength or energy. She was always so optimistic n looking forward to the future kind of a person despite whatever she went through her whole life.
She had seen the partition, buried her husband, children even grand children. Went thru financial ups n downs. Seen her five generations growing up in front of her.
After seeing so much of life I think any one wud want 2 have just n end 2 it. Like won’t one b simply tired of life n livin n want 2 get over with it? and move on with life or watever that is?
I don't think it would be as depressing as you say, she got to meet her grandchildren and her great grandkids after all, and things are always changing in the world. I spose you have to give old people a bit more credit, most of them don't 'feel' old and feel like they still have so many years to go. Yes she buried her husband and her children but there's so much more to discover.
My family have always said that you're never too old to learn something new and I stick by that heartily, she must have learned new things every day regardless of how little it is. You can't honestly say about yourself that you've been in this world long enough to be bored of it, of course not. Perhaps they feel the same way then, sometimes. My own grandma was always happy with her children and grandkids for as long as we knew her, and I would hate to think that she regretted anything to that she was bored of life before she did go.
i cant tell. i am not even that old .May be if some day i have seen everything /have evrything i planned i wud die content.
inna lillah hi wa inna ilehe rajeoon.
What a blessing to be able to live that long. She had all that time in this duniya to prepare for the akhira. Most of us would probably only have 3/4 of the years she lived. I just think of all the Ramadan's she has been a part of, all the Laylatul Qadr's she may have witnessed, etc.
We all have a yearning to return to our Lord, but I don't think we would ever get tired of the life we live in now. Like others have said, each day is gift and a blessing from Allah, most high. Being able to have this gift for 107 years is remarkable.
passed away recently, she's the mother of my maternal grand mother so like a grand nani to me.
She was 107 yrs old n recently had witnessed her grand child from the fifth generation being born which is amazing on it's own. She died peacefully while havin an afternoon nap.
I was just wonderin how one person feels living for so long like even by passing the lives of your own kids as happened in her own case. I havn't met her in 6 yrs but whenever I had in past, she always seemed like radiating a kind of strength or energy. She was always so optimistic n looking forward to the future kind of a person despite whatever she went through her whole life.
She had seen the partition, buried her husband, children even grand children. Went thru financial ups n downs. Seen her five generations growing up in front of her.
After seeing so much of life I think any one wud want 2 have just n end 2 it. Like won't one b simply tired of life n livin n want 2 get over with it? and move on with life or watever that is?
Wow, she was alive during the Titanic disaster, WW1, WW2, the stock market crash of the 20's - just amazing.
I too think that if I got to an age that old, where I was too weak and dependent on other people , I'd rather just die peacefully.
Like you, i was fortunate enough to see my great grandparents. They saw the partition, saw all the bloodshed, great grandfather fought in one of the wars (cant remember which one) and they lived to tell the story and told us of them very fondly. They had a hard life aswell. They lived in poverty and worked from sunrise to sunset, sacrificed meals to feed there kids and slept on the floor so they would have beds to sleep in and you know what?? they didnt complain once. They both died peacefully alhumdullilah. My great grandfather was a CRAZY guy! at age 104 he use to ride the motorbike from his village to rawalpindi at full speed lmao. Even though great grandmother kept saying dont do it dont do it. I make dua for ur great grandparents - in fact anyone who has lost grandparents or great grandparents cuz they truly are a gift. Hope they have an easy life in the akhirah and they will do. This life was a test and they passed with flying colours.
