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Purpose versus need

By pkroutray

Wed, 04 Apr 2012
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Purpose versus need
P K Routray
Deer is chased by lion,
one for one’s food and the other for life to live on.
In eighty out of hundred such cases,
lions fail but deer survive in these races.
From this live example of life, we conclude thus,
Need is second, first is the purpose.

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