A TIME TO DIE?

Here I am again, with my thoughts flying all over the place. But I have something to say, and I need to get it off my chest so I can face my day with a clear mind. You probably know what I'm talking about, right? So here goes.

I'm not a Bible freak, though I was raised a Christian and have visited several different churches through the years. For a long time, I've thought about this Bible verse: Ecclesiastes 3:1-8 (King James Version)

    To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:

    A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

    A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;

    A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;

    A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

    A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

    A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

    A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.

So here's what I've wondered for a long time:

Considering the over-population of our planet, to me it stands to reason that many thousands of people are destined to die on the same day. And might this account for so many dying from natural disasters, accidents, wars, and criminal activity? I'm thinking specifically of massacres, which have increased dramatically over the past few years. Can they be stopped?

Experts the world over create laws designed to stop what they believe are unnecessary deaths. Could it be that many are in the right place and time to end their mortal lives? Are they fulfilling their earthly destination?

Some scientists (and I) believe that everything in the universe has a negative and a positive pole, which must be balanced for life to continue. But if babies continue to be born while other lives are saved, might we then reach a point where our planet is overbalanced with humans? If true, what would happen? Who knows for sure, but a lot of weird things are happening around the world today.

Maybe I'm just rambling, but it's something to think about. Death and destruction is sad, no matter when or how it comes, and I'm not sure how or if we could fix that. Even our planet is destined to die at some future date.

Namaste!