One day he decided to take a gun that one of his relatives kept in their homes and figure out what would be his fate. After various failures in successes through life’s journey, he found himself at the tender age of 16 wanting to end it all. What is our purpose of being here? There was a young man who grew up in the urban area of Chicago, it seemed as if his community was dying and he was searching to find the meaning of life. the biggest battle that we are faced with in this life, is ourselves. Some people believe that the only battles that we are faced with, is the battles of war between countries, nations, and people. In life we are faced with battles on every hand.