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10 Death In the rest area near the funeral pyre you can see them sharing snacks even as the cremation is going on. Have you not seen this? Questioner: They actually take snacks along with them! Dadashri: Is that so? What is one to do in a world like this? People bind relationships in routine words like ‘welcome or good bye’ but do not take responsibility for them. Do you take any responsibility? Not even for your wife? Questioner: No. Dadashri: What are you saying! A man dotes on his wife and tells her he cannot live without her and yet he would not go into the funeral pyre with her! Anniversary of Death Questioner: What should the family members do on the anniversary of the death of their loved one? Dadashri: They should pray to God and ask God to bless their loved one wherever he or she may be. Where Has The Loved One Gone? Questioner: How can we know where a person is after his death? Dadashri: You need a special kind of knowledge for that. Even if you were to know this, it has no use or value. If you were to send deep inner prayers and messages, it will reach him. So you want to know someone’s whereabouts? Have you lost one of your relatives?