Life’s Purpose

“There is a tale from tsarist Russia about a priest who was walking along minding his own business when a royal guard stopped him at gun point. The guard demanded to know: ‘What is your name? Why are you here, and where are you going?’ The priest gazed quizzically at the soldier and then asked, ‘How much do they pay you to do this work?’ The soldier, somewhat taken aback, replied, ‘Why, three kopeks a month.’ “I’ll pay you 30 kopeks a month if you will stop me every week and ask me these same questions,’ the priest said.”