In my daily decisions and long term path I realized everything I do is to serve or prepare to serve others. I go to work in order to support myself while I attend school. I'm going to school to be educated in helping others. One day I'll get a job in helping others. While I'm on this path I try to use what spare time, energy and talents I have to serve others.
The selfish part of me would think this is a waste of my time. The ultimate lifestyle would be to amass wealth and comfort and use my time for fun and relaxation.
But living solely for myself wouldn't be the most fulfilling. Actually, expanding my focus and making an impact in the lives of others would ultimately be the most satistfying for me.
There are others who know that to be truly happy is to serve: "I don't know what your destiny will be, but one thing I know: the only ones among you who will be really happy are those who have sought and found how to serve" (Albert Schweitzer).
And as Martin Luther King, Jr. once paraphrased and universalized a biblical concept so well, "Everyone can be great, because anyone can serve."
I hope to find my place in serving and be truly happy doing it.
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