Acharya Prashant explains that dealing with the fear of parents' passing requires a clear acceptance that death is not only inevitable but imminent. Once death is recognized as a settled fact, it no longer remains an object to ponder or analyze. He emphasizes that as long as one is busy fighting or thinking about death, they will continue to miss the depth of living. Every second spent worrying about the unthinkable event of death is a second lost from life itself. He notes that birth guarantees death, and since everyone is in the same queue, death is an inviolable certainty that should be moved past to focus on living. To overcome the fear, Acharya Prashant suggests assuming that death has already occurred, referencing Kabir Saheb’s teaching that this world is a village of the dead. By treating death as a current reality rather than a future threat, one becomes free from the psychological sword hanging over their head. He asserts that death happens moment by moment and that one should not merely mourn the end of a life but rather the failure to live fully. If life is lived with joy, song, and dance, then death can be a celebration. Ultimately, he advises that instead of trying to negotiate with the thought of separation or death, one should move into love and find joy, as the constant thought of separation only indicates that love is missing.
