Photo that conveys a story.

Source: http://www.noupe.com/wp-content/uploads/2009/12/solider-story.jpg

This man is in his late thirties. He is a soldier that is fighting to protect his country and his people. He is a commander of his squad of 300 soldiers. He misses his beautiful wife and his five year old daughter dearly, and that is the only thing that is motivating him to move on; to survive this war and go back to his family. 

Alhough he is lucky to be alive, he had witnessed the deaths of many of his fellow comrades. Therefore he is also experiencing feelings of helplessness, loneliness, and distress. He is lying against the wall with his rifle that has protected him throughout the war, wondering whether if he will survive the brutality.

He is afraid that he will not make it out alive. Thus, he is thinking of what he would have done if he is not here; he is also reminiscing about the good memories in his life. The feeling of being missed and loved continues to stimulate him to endure the pain. In war, everything matters: your survival, the comrades’ survival, everything we do is life and death.

The moral of this story in brief is that we need to treasure the possessions in life that have important values toward us. We can then use these feelings to anchor away the negative emotions - the bad times. When it seems impossible to go on in life, it is the strength from loved ones that keeps us sane.

“No soldier outlives a thousand chances. But every soldier believes in Chance and trusts his luck.” 
― Erich Maria Remarque