Full Idea
If a soldier need not cease to exist merely because he ceases to be a soldier, there is room to doubt that the wind ceases to exist when it ceases to be a wind.
Gist of Idea
If a soldier continues to exist after serving as a soldier, does the wind cease to exist after it ceases to blow?
Source
José A. Benardete (Metaphysics: the logical approach [1989], Ch. 6)
Book Reference
Benardete,José A.: 'Metaphysics: The Logical Approach' [OUP 1989], p.34