Mystery stories

Life Chose You

The purpose of life is a life of purpose

Maliha Noushin
20 min read2 days ago

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Photo by Elijah Hiett on Unsplash

You ought to be gone by now. Nevertheless, you are among the living, robotically moving about this hospital and feeling as though there is nothing inside of you.

You care for patients daily — men, women, and kids. Taking care of elderly folks bothers you because it makes you think of mortality and how unlucky Ugo was to pass away at an early age and not be able to live up to their age. They’re sent to the junior nurses every time. The head nurse is you. You are pretty powerful in this private hospital.

You refer to that phrase anytime you’re feeling down, even though you don’t feel like it today. You wonder if it would be better to consult a psychologist or go back to counseling with your family’s pastor, as you did in the initial days following Ugo’s passing. You had doubts about your calling, questions about your confidence in your religion, and questions about the meaning and purpose of your existence after the sessions awoke a spiritual sense within you.

Over thirty years of existence, three pastors revealed to you the calling, first by the pastor of your family. The event that transpired in your hamlet during the Christmas season, together with your family, set off his vision. While trying to save you, Ugo nearly…

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Maliha Noushin

Every incident is like a story. Everything can be Expressed Through beautiful writing. I write about writing, marketing & Medium .