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Vivek lay on the hospital bed, fully tubed, stripped off his splendor, luxuries and company. He was preparing himself mentally to face death. The doctors had given him assurance that he won't survive the night. The next day was yet five hours away. As the clock rushed towards daylight, he asked himself three questions:

Why did he need this life?

What had he earned in this life?

What is he taking along from this life?

He needed this life, more than him, the world needed a revolutionary businessman to upgrade this world and the first question was answered.

He had earned everything in life; every honors and awards, success and prosperity, he was a millionaire, he could have anything today he wanted, except for his losses; he wanted his wife to give him a final kiss but she had divorced him 10 years ago, he wanted a child to hand over his empire but he was infertile, he wanted someone to see him die and weep for him but he had lost everyone in the long run. He had losses he couldn't recover yet he was one among the previous year's 100 success persons of Asia; his second question answered. He was thinking on his third question when suddenly, his breath shortened, he felt a strange power within him, his eyes blacked out from worldly vision and he began seeing something out of world, he could faintly hear people rushing over to him and slowly those voices fainted. Finally his silver cord loosed, the doctors removed their stethoscopes and put it around their neck, one of them closed his eye-lids, positioned his hands and closed his empty palms, thus the third question was answered. GOD looked down from heaven and smiled.