Action and Calling

"For in every action what is primarily intended by the doer, whether he acts from natural necessity or out of free will, is the disclosure of his own image." - Dante

Is "calling" something for which we strive, or is it something in which we find ourselves? Rebecca Sweeney, after having been fired from sixteen jobs, had a lot of thinking to do on the subject. Those things that she thought she wanted to do (becoming a doctor, for example) she was never able to attain, and those things she never dreamed of doing she found herself in over and over again. In a profound statement, she said, "My idea of calling now is not: 'Come.' It's what I am doing right now, not what I'm going to be. Life is a calling."

I think her observation is a very wise one - one that ought to be heeded by many people today. It's disheartening that so many young people especially seem to have this notion that they must wait to "begin their lives" until after they get into college, or graduate college, or land their first job, or get married, or any number of "callings." Wouldn't life be much more fulfilling if every moment was seen as a calling? I think so. I'm trying to live my life with that mindset...I'll let you know how it turns out.