Why do we always tack on the adjective "tragic" when we use the word 'Death'? Is there any death that is not tragic? Well, maybe death of someone like Hitler is not tragic but as far as the rest of the humans go, this word combination is a bit like an oxymoron, don't you think? Now, don't go on thinking that I have gone bananas around 11:22 at night to be blogging about a subject that most of us would rather prefer to avoid.

But there have been events that have forced me to think about this these past 2 weeks. I will write more about this here in the coming days. But for now, I will write about one incident. Just a day back I got the news that one of my team members who had sent in his resignation is joining back. He had had to leave suddenly when his dad, who had been on dialysis for quite some time, became serious. Just a few days later, we got the news that his dad passed away. This was followed with the news that his mom has been diagnosed with cancer. He then decided to stay back in Northeastern India where he hails from and seek employment there. Now barely a month later, we hear that his mom has passed away too. So now he is coming back.

When I heard this, I couldn't believe it. I mean, c'mon, there must be thousands of people on this earth who must be everyday begging for an end to their life. God couldn't see anyone of them? What was the point of taking both his parents away from this guy? Don't we really have any control whatsoever on our lives? I am plagued by questions and no one who I turn to seems to be having any answers. :-(