My Aim in Life

My aim in life
Aim simply means an ambition or a desire for one’s future. It is usually considered a scale
by which a man’s prosperity is estimated. It works like a guiding star and a lighthouse top. It directs
the gone-astray people to the right direction. It helps us to focus our heed and efforts on a particular
target. In this why, a definite aim in life motivates us and urges us to be diligent, honest and
steadfast in our efforts. It makes our life a purposeful blessing of God.
Robert Browning throws light on the importance of aim in the following word:
“The aim, if reached or not, make great the life.”

An aimless life is certainly a sin. People who have no definite aim in life are like the
travellers going ahead without destination. Everything that happens in their life is largely a
matter of chance. They lead a life of fuss and confusion. As a result, the profession they adopt
becomes physical suffering and mental agony for them. It mars the delight of body as well as
soul. Life without aim is like a word without meaning, eye without sight and boat without oars.
John Ruskin says in this regard:
“Living without aim, is like sailing without compass.”

Different people adopt different aims according to their taste and temperament. Some aim
at wealth, some at power, some at fame, some at business and some at acquiring knowledge. In
my opinion, the best are those who earn the pleasure of God and the payers of the people. As
Long Fellow beautifully remarks in this regard:
“The purpose of life should be a life of purpose.”

Accordingly, I also have a high aim in my life. I do not want to run after money, nor after
cheap fame or popularity. My aim in life is to get happiness for myself and also for the others.
To realize this aim, I have resolved to be teacher and spend my life in the service of others. I
think it is the best way to serve my country in a very humble capacity. As we know, education is
the key to success. The greatest nations of the world reached the heights of success just by
focusing on their education system. Nelson Mandela praises education thus:
“Education is the most powerful weapon which you can use to change
the world.”
There are many reasons for choosing this aim. I am suited to this profession. I am fond of
reading and teaching. I feel happiness in solving problems and explaining them to others. By
adopting the profession, I would be able to lead a life of learning. I would also build an extensive
Prof. Farah Nasir
English Department
Punjab Group of Colleges Okara
library for this purpose. I would study, examine and analysis the education systems of develop
countries. In this way, I would be able to adopt what is good and appreciable in their educational
systems. Phil Collins commends leaning:
“In learning you will teach, and in teaching you will learn.”
It is a sacred profession. All prophets, priests, saints and moralists were teachers. Allah
Almighty sent his noble men to educate human race. They taught people good moral values. We
cannot deny the fact that the best people are those who make others useful citizens. I want to
follow their tradition. Like them, I am determined to reform the society. As good mother rears
good children, a teacher builds up a good nation. A teacher brings pleasing light of knowledge in
the pitch dark of ignorance. Mustafa Kamal appreciates the teachers in the following words:
A good teacher is like a candle – it consumes itself to light the way for others.
A teacher is a loadstar. He holds the capacity to change the desired needs of the
world into reality. Engineers may build grand building, roads and massive dams.
Doctors may treat the patients and help the ailing humanity. Civil and military officers
may boast their service to the nation. But could they be so without the help guidance of
their teachers? So instead of being and engineer, a doctor or an officer, I would rather be
an engineer maker, a doctor maker and an officer maker. It is only the teacher that
glorifies the nation. As it is well said:
“A teacher is like a ladder, which remains at its place but helps other to climb
higher and higher.”
I love teaching for it helps a teacher to establish a very sacred relations. A teacher is a
real friend, guide and philosopher to the students. He is a mentor who lights the way for them.
He feels fatherly affection for all his pupils. He takes pride in their achievements. He feels
pleased with being respected, honoured and loved by his students. He enriches his students with
truth, honesty, integrity, patriotism and many moral values. No amount of wealth can be
alternative to this nobility. Lee Lacocca pays tribute to the contributions of teachers in these
words:
“In the completely rational society, the best of us would be teachers and the rest of us
would have to settle for something less.”
It is a bitter truth that teaching is not a well paid profession but that does not matter
much. I do not want to be moneybags. I like teaching for its sacredness, simplicity, sincerity and
service to humanity. I want to be such a person who will attain serenity of spiritual satisfaction
by my profession. In the words of Henry Adams:
“A teacher affects eternity; he can never tell where his influence stops.”
Prof. Farah Nasir
English Department
To conclude I would like to say that realization of such a noble ambition demands
zealous and dynamic efforts. Without making efforts man cannot achieve anything valuable in
his life. Keeping this in view, I shall work hard and make intensive study for the accomplishment
of my aim. I would leave no stone unturned to attain it. As Wordsworth says:
“A noble aim faithfully kept, is a noble deed.”
Prof. Farah Nasir

English Department

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My aim in life

“The aim, if reached or not, make great the life.”

“Living without aim, is like sailing without compass.”

“The purpose of life should be a life of purpose.”

“A noble aim faithfully kept, is a noble deed.”

Prof. Farah Nasir

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