Whatever your interpretation, you read me right. Do you have a will? The will to do something great or the will that relates to your estate in the event of transition. Both are intended but without mincing words and for the purpose of clarity, my interest in this message is on the latter.
The same way we refrain from discussing sex and sexuality with children is the same way we avoid discussing death and departure with adults but these two events are the gateway to human existence. One is for procreation and the other reminds us that our time here on earth is temporal.
I don’t wish you dead and I don’t mean to scare you but death is the truth we don’t like hearing. There are some questions we don’t like answering, death related question is one of them. Is it not an irony that everybody wants to go to heaven but nobody wants to die?
This message may not be for everyone and I’m unable to define the age group to which it applies but the message bears relevance to all readers irrespective of age. Reason is that age comes with time and time ticks regardless of circumstance.
If this message applies to you because you are of age, you should know that you owe yourself the answer to the question. If you are an early achiever, regardless of your age, I’m also going to ask you whether you like to hear it or not – do you have a will?
The love we profess for our loved ones is so profound that we get busy preparing a future for them but I’m yet to see someone who would love his family so much and wish to transit with all of them at the same time without separation. Bitter as it tastes, separation by death is unavoidable. So, why avoid talking about it?
Why would you labour so much for your loved ones and leave them to start struggling to access your love for them if the unexpected happens? Sometimes, only you have the code to your secret investments all because of the future you desire for your loved ones. What manner of love that struggles to find expression?
Long life is your portion but having a will is not an invitation to death and there is no law that says a man should die before his wife. In essence, this message is not gender specific. Involving your nuclear family in your business interest makes sense, even if passively. Keeping all your wealth in your personal name has repercussions. Ask your lawyer.
The other day someone said what about next of kin and I said it is just as it sounds. The weight of next of kin is overrated. I’m not even a lawyer. Please consult your lawyer as we continue to enjoy life while it lasts. Who is afraid of death?
©️Akin Oluwadare Jnr
31 January 2022
