Purpose Keeps Us Alive

A soldier was in danger, he was unable to walk with his rifles and baggage on the mountain, oxygen was less, it was horrendous to walk on that. He sometimes thought, “Let me finish my life here”. The situation of the border was grim, sight and shoot order was imposed by both the armies after some particular time. By walking on the difficult route with loaded baggage and rifles was very threatening. He was drained and was unable to walk even a single step. He knew that if he put his rifles and baggage on the land to take rest, he could not be able to carry the rifles and baggage and even stand and walk again, means his death was certain. He had to run through the precarious route and reach to his camp before sunrise, otherwise, the enemy soldier would shoot him. His eyes were closing automatically. Whenever he thinks to put his rifle down and finish his life, he remembers his son who was studying and had dream to be a big man, he gets strength and walks faster. He had a genuine purpose in his life to provide the good education to his offspring which compelled him to be alive and not to surrender to the death. Whenever, he was getting demoralized and whacked, the purpose and face of the son was coming before him. The purpose of the soldier kept the soldier alive. The same soldier, while in his duty,  met with a serious accident, and the veins of his right hand got cut by lead bottle. Blood was spurting out, and there was no one at the spot to save him, he himself, ran towards the army hospital. And later he was transferred to the command hospital where he was saved. He completed his service with B category, due to the injury in his hand.

He continued his service, until his son completed his master degree and got a very good job. Soon after, his son settlement, he got voluntary retirement by the strict order from high command for the category B personnel. That was his purpose which encouraged him to live and complete his duty to provide a good education to his son. Once his purpose was completed, he got voluntary retirement, though it was by force from the high command. If there were no purpose in his life, he would have lost his life or job long back.

Without purpose, a person is only taking breath, but he is not alive. The purpose of the life gives us the sense of living and enjoyment of the achievement. You get unparalleled courage to fight with the situation. You never give-up and kneel down to the temporary problems in your life until and unless you accomplish your major purpose in your life. Live your life with purpose, be a soldier and win the battle of life.