There is something in the depths of our being that hungers for wholeness and finality. Because we are made for eternal life, we are made for an act that gathers up all the powers and capacities of our being and offers them simultaneously and forever to God. The blind spiritual instinct that tells us obscurely that our owns lives have a particular importance and purpose, and which urges us to find out our vocation, seeks in so doing to bring us to a decision that will dedicate our lives irrevocably to their true purpose. The man who loses this sense of his own personal destiny, and who renounces all hope of having any kind of vocation in life has either lost all hope of happiness or else has entered upon some mysterious vocation that God alone can understand. .Thomas Merton
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Life is not a competition. It’s not about being the best, it’s about being the best you can be. You have to find your own path in life and find what makes you happy. There are things you have to do in life that are not fun or enjoyable; there are decisions you make that make others upset or upset yourself. But if you feel like something’s missing from your life, don’t let it stop you from trying to make your life as complete as possible.
Source: No Man Is An Island
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