WHY DO WE LIKE THIS WORLD BUT DISLIKE THE HEREAFTER?

When you pass away, do not worry about your dead body as fellow Muslims will take good care of it. They will take off your clothes, wash your body up, and wrap it in a clean white shroud. They will take you to your new house, the grave. Many are those who will escort you to your final resting place; many will even cancel their businesses to see you off. Your belongings will be discarded: your keys, books, handbag, shoes, and clothes.
By the consent of your family, these will be given out in charity in a way to benefit you in the life to come. You can rest easy knowing that the world will not collapse or even mourn you; life will go on, and your job will be taken by another. Your property will be legally distributed among your heirs whereas you will be brought to account for every penny.
According to the degree of affinity with others, the period they will spend to mourn you will vary. Eventually, you will be completely forgotten and assigned a special place on the shelf of memories. Believe it or not… the above is nothing but the truth! Hence, your story among humans comes to an end and another one will soon start with the truth, namely, the Hereafter.
At this very moment, you are all alone, with no glory, property, power, health, children, or wife. And the grave which represents the first stage of the Hereafter – that is the real life – attends the scene. Now, the question that begs answering here is: what did you prepare for this? What did you prepare for the grave and your final hour?! This is a very important question that requires every one of us to reflect on and think about.
Culled from A.S Halawani