"...It is appointed for men to die once, but after this the judgment..." (Heb. 9:27) "For I am already being poured out as a drink offering, and the time of my departure is at hand. I have fought the good fight, I have finished the race, I have kept the faith. Finally, there is laid up for me the crown of righteousness, which the Lord, the righteous Judge, will give to me on that Day, and not to me only but also to all who have loved His appearing. (2 Tim. 4:6-8)

There is a tombstone on which is engraved:

Pause now, stranger as you pass by;

As you are now, so once was I.

As I am now, so soon you'll be.

Prepare yourself to follow me!

Someone placed a piece of wood at the foot of the tombstone on which was inscribed:

To follow you

I'm not content,

Until I know

Which way you went!

(From Pulpit Helps, March 1994, p. 14)