A flight crashes.
A piece of news tightens hundreds of hearts.
Once again, people are face to face with impermanence — not in books, but amid the reality of life itself.

 

“All that arises is subject to cessation.”
(— The Buddha)

 

How do we respond to tragedy?

 

Some are gripped by fear, “What if it was someone I love?”
Some feel sorrow, “Why is life so short?”
Some mournfully wonder, “If it were me — have I lived fully?”

 

Buddhism doesn’t say we shouldn’t cry or grieve. It simply teaches:
“See suffering clearly — and from that, live truly, love truly, and let go truly.”

 

Buddhism doesn’t erase pain but helps us not to be overwhelmed by it.
Upon hearing bad news, instead of panicking, the practitioner remembers:

 

“Breathing in… I’m still alive.”
“Breathing out… I will live meaningfully, even for those who no longer can.”

 

Even in sorrow, a path remains:
See impermanence clearly — so we don’t live carelessly.
Practice mindfulness — so we don’t waste our time.
Grow compassion — so we face loss with a spacious heart.

 

No one knows when our final flight will come. But everyone can learn to live as if today were the last — in peace and awareness.

 

May those who have departed find peace.
May those in pain find the light of the Dhamma.
May we who remain — learn to live, to love, and to let go.

 

Dhammacetiya

 

 

 

 

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