For What Were You Made? by Marcus Aurelius

"Everything - a horse, a vine - is created for some duty...For what task, then, were you yourself created? A man's true delight is to do the things he was made for." ~ Marcus Aurelius from Meditations

As you know if you've read any of these Notes, we come back to the idea that we all have a unique purpose again...and again... and again! From Seligman's science of happiness (know your strengths and use them often!) to the Buddha's admonition to discover your work and then, with all your heart, to give yourself to it.

So, the constant question: For what were you created?!? What makes you feel most alive? If you had all the money and all the time in the world, what would you do? What are you doing when time simply evaporates for you? What are your greatest gifts and how are you giving them to the world?!?

ALL the great teachers advise us to ask the same questions!!!

As the Buddha says, "Our work is to discover our work, and then, with all our hearts, to give ourselves to it!"

Let's look at those questions and discover the true delight of doing the things for which we were made!! ... And, while we do that, let's combine that with:

"Let your one delight and refreshment be to pass from one service to the community to another, with God ever in mind."

That sounds like a plan to me. You? :)

So, uh...

For what were you made?!?!

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