Life is a series of goals, fulfilling which, a person moves towards the global meaning of his existence. Successful achievement of a noble goal makes a person happy. But what task can be called such? Many writers asked this question in their works.
Pavel Ivanovich Chichikov, the hero of the poem N.V. Gogol's "Dead Souls", saw his life goal in the accumulation of material wealth, in obtaining a "bread" place, in profit. From childhood, the hero was convinced that one could slavishly curry favor with the authorities, substitute colleagues and yesterday’s but undesirable benefactors at the right time in order to achieve the desired prosperity. However, the author emphasizes that this is the road to nowhere, leading to the death of the soul. Accumulation, reverence, stupidity - all this was ridiculed by Gogol, and his laughter was through tears. A goal cannot be noble if it focuses only on oneself and material abundance.
In a different way, the heroes of N.A. Nekrasova "Who should live well in Russia?" According to the author, Grisha Dobrosklonov became happy, his happiness is precisely in the noble purpose, which is associated with serving the people. It was precisely the seminarist Grisha who became such a person to whom “fate was preparing a glorious path, the name is the famous protector, consumption and Siberia”, who is ready for anything for the sake of the Motherland. He himself comes from the people, lives hard and hungry, therefore he is sick of the soul for all offended and afflicted. Grisha dreams that the peasants will live well, trying to cheer them up with inspiring songs. The hero believes in his country, sets as his task to promote its well-being. There is no doubt in the elevation of his aspirations, because he lives for the sake of others and benefits his homeland.
Thus, a noble goal is the desire to change something for the better, not only in your life, but also in the life of others. Everyone has the strength to set such a goal for themselves, it is not necessary to choose a nationwide scale, you can start with small good deeds. Such a task will surely bring a person happiness and inspiration.
