Acharya Prashant explains that the purpose of something is its end, and for life as we know it, the predefined end is physical death. He notes that we still ask about life's purpose because we do not like this end; we feel that life should not just amount to death. This dislike of death as the sole purpose provides an insight into what life's purpose could be. It suggests there is something waiting to be done, a mission to be accomplished. Death appears dislikeable because we feel we cannot pass away while something important is still pending. If the climax of life were achieved, death would not be unwelcome. He compares this to a shopkeeper who wouldn't want to close for the day if sales have been poor, but might close early if the day has been fulfilling and the mission is accomplished. Mankind lives in a continuous scare of death because life remains unfulfilled and its deep agenda is incomplete. This is why we want more time, pleading like a student in an exam hall who needs more time to answer the questions. We are born in bondage, yet we are lovers of freedom. However, throughout life, we often fail to act wisely enough to drop these bondages and instead acquire even more. Life is a limited opportunity to be free and to get rid of illusions, but this opportunity often remains unutilized. Deep within, we know we have wasted time and are still wasting the opportunity, which is why we want more time. For one who is troubled by bondages, the purpose is liberation. For one who is sick, the purpose is to regain health. For one who is deluded, the purpose is to gain freedom from illusion. Therefore, we must first have a solid purpose: to honestly identify our bondages and realize that nothing is more important than fighting and demolishing them, paying even the highest price to get rid of them. Only when this great purpose of life has been accomplished can one live in the beauty of purposelessness. For most of us, however, that is a mere utopia, and we must first talk of a solid purpose.