‘When a man returns safely after a long time spent abroad, family, friends, and loved ones celebrate his return.
Just so, when one who has done good goes from this world to the next, their good deeds receive them there, as family welcomes home one they love.’
The Dhammapada (dhp 209-220)
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Welcoming home
The message is tells us that the good thing we share in this life is never wasted. Loved ones welcome someone home after a long journey, our good deeds can be seen as connecting us on the journey beyond this life. It is a nice instruction to live with kindness, compassion and purpose, and to leave behind a legacy of goodness wherever we landed.