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visiting the body, already ripened on account
of old age, is a natural development. The death
imparts completeness to human life. There
are three types of fruit on the tree. First, those
which are plucked before they ripen; they have
no juice and sweetness and are hard to be
plucked, requiring an extra ounce of energy.
Second, those which ripen on the tree and
become rotten while still on the tree. They are
of no use to anyone. Lastly, there are fruits
which ripen on the tree and then leave it,
dropping down on the earth and also be of
use to some one. In the process, they leave
the seeds in the womb of the mother earth
which gives birth to new fruit-bearing trees.
Similarly, the death is worth hailing in which
the body meets its end, suffering the least
from diseases, troubles and agonies. Such a
death is called a natural death. It is also
referred to as
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(timely death). Untimely