Be Willing to Charge

If you want to have a great life, you must be willing to take risk, even die, for a worthy cause. This idea is beautifully captured in the Charge of the Light Brigade, by Alfred, Lord Tennyson, which memorializes events in the Battle of Balaclava, on October 25, 1854.
I became familiar with "The Charge of the Light Brigade" not through Tennyson's famous poem, but through the old movie starring Errol Flynn and Olivia DeHavilland. Though the movie is a bit old-fashioned with its romantic plot, the depiction of the charge is full of furry and drama, with the words of Tennyson's poem, scrolling over Flynn and his brigade charging toward his enemies.
The end of the poem exclaims,

Cannon to right of them, Cannon to left of them, Cannon behind them, Volley'd and tunder'd' Storm'd at with shot and shell, While horse and hero fell, They that had fought so well, Came thro' the jaws of Death, Back fromt he mouth of Hell, All that was left of them, Left of six hundred.

When can their glory fade? O the wild charge they made! All the world wonder'd. Honour the charge they made! Honour the Light Brigade, Noble six hundred!

For what are you willing to take great risk, even give your life? For your country, your family, your faith? It is only when we find a worthy cause for which we are willing to die, that we will find purpose and meaning in life.

For a full account of the battle with a copy of Tennyson's poem visit, http://www.britishbattles.com/crimean-war/balaclava.htm