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Thursday, July 13, 2006
A Pair of Posts on Purpose -- One from Rumi, via Ming...
"There is one thing in this world you must never forget to do. Human beings come into this world to do particular work. That work is their purpose, and each is specific to the person. If you forget everything else and not this, there's nothing to worry about. If you remember everything else and forget your true work, then you will have done nothing with your life."
- Jelalludin Rumi, from "The One Thing You Must Do", The Soul of Rumi, translated by Coleman Barks
"As I tell folks on our team, there are three types of people in the world:
People who make stuff. People who sell stuff. People who support the first two groups of people.
"That's really it... I'm a servant to my people. I am here to serve (as a wise, wise man once told me), and if the talent ain't happy then I've failed. The problem is sometimes the support folks think they're the talent."
I largely fall into the servant category, as well.
Why are you here?
Come to think of it, that's also one of the core questions posed to the characters (and viewers) of one of the best TV shows ever - Babylon 5: Who are you? What do you want? Why are you here? Where are you going?
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