It is the quality of life that matters and not he number of years that one lives. One’s life has a meaning and purpose only when it is of some use to the society. One should not live for oneself because that does not require a great deal of effort. Some people are born rich and most of their time is spent in enjoying life. But is it a life worth living? Certainly not, because most of it is spent in meeting the carnal needs. Even if one lives for a hundred years and does not do anything that is worthwhile or is useful to the society, he or she will not be remembered. On the other hand people like Swami Vivekananda, who hardly lived for forty years, I remembered even today. His advice to the youth arises, awake and stop not till the goal is reached” is recalled even today though it is nearly a hundred years since he passed away. In the short span of life that he lived he started many institutions under the Ramakrishna Mission to propagate his message of service. Indeed Swami Vivekananda lived in deeds.