Pabitra Adhikary

Aim of Life

If life is a river then its goal should not be to join the sea, the goal of life should be to make the land alongside fertile and flow properly.

We have come empty-handed and shall go empty handed. We will take along some memories, and leave behind footprints.
Only love can make this way of our journey beautiful.

This universe of ours - is it a reality or a dream? Is it tangible or illusion? This is a big question.
We shall not be able to find answers ever to many such similar questions.

What is the aim of our lives? Is it Success or pleasure? Advancement or sacrifice? Money or Love? Power or Respect? Being famous or being integrated? Work or Service? Enjoying life or understanding God? Knowledge or Devotion? Being victorious or discovering something new? All of us have different opinions.
A soldier's aim is victory. A lover's aim is love.  An artist's aim is to create something new. A saint's aim is sacrifice. A spiritual leader aims to understand the existence of God. A common man's aim is to enjoy life. For some people, work is the objective of life, while some people think service is the actual aim of life. As Swami Vivekananda said 'those who serve mankind or any other living being are serving God.' Devote yourself for betterment of the whole world. 

A businessman wants to have money, success and improvement. But do these guarantee pleasures of life? Does power ensure respect? Isn't it equally important to be integrated along with being famous? Knowledge is more important for the wise, devotion is more important to the devotee.
However, I think, every man has all the desires that I have mentioned so far. Sometimes they are dominant and sometimes subdued.
There are qualities of a soldier, a lover, an artist, a businessman and others in every man. 
Now, we have to decide how would we like to see our lives? Life will take us to that course in which we would like to set our lives. The aim of our lives will also follow that course.