May all travellers be blessed

11月25日,旅客发现一名老人倒睡在长椅上很久便拍打老人,发现老人身体冰凉,经过120急救人员确认老人已去世。正在等车的一名僧人为老人超度。

November 25th. “An elderly man passed away in the waiting hall of the Shanxi Taiyuan (China) train station. A Buddhist monk who happened to be waiting for his train went forth, held the deceased’s hand, and proceeded to pray for him.” Xinhua News Agency. REUTERS/Asianewsphoto

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2018-09-17T18:06:05-07:00December 1st, 2016|3 Comments

3 Comments

  1. Peter 2 December 2016 at 04:36 - Reply

    I’ve been haunted by these images all day. Herewith a few thoughts and questions:

    – essentially, we’ll die alone (perhaps in a train station);
    – how ‘ready’ can anyone be to die?
    – who will be there when I die?
    – death will come, regardless of time and place and ‘fairness’;
    – anyone (not just monks) can attend to a dying or deceased person;
    – we’re destined to die: 100% certainty.

  2. Mary 2 December 2016 at 17:37 - Reply

    Kindness and compassion in action.
    May we be so fortunate at the end of this earthly life, that someone is near who cares and who knows a way to guide our spirit.

  3. Lana 4 December 2016 at 00:27 - Reply

    Indeed Mary – though sad – its also awesome and powerful – a very stand out occurrence – for not just this one man in a train station but the impact it has – not just on him but his family and friends and anyone there at the time (the monk too) … and all of us who have now heard about it. Thanks … I’m glad I read this today…

    p.s. caring is everywhere all the time forever….

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