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To: Lane3 who wrote (72490)	8/16/2003 12:28:52 PM
From: epicure	Read Replies (1) of 82486

I think many people think their calling is important- and "better" - if they are lucky enough to find a calling. And people who can't find one, probably wish they had one. But it would be bad manners to say all over town that one's "calling" was better than other callings or better than no calling- and people with no calling probably don't want to admit they wish they had one, if they can even admit to themselves that they do not have one. It's too bad we can't all find a way to be of benefit to others, in a way we recognize, and can feel good about. But it's also true that sometimes benefits are hard to see- causes and effects not always being obvious things. So that language about "not necessarily better or worse" is not only polite, it also admits the limits of our ability to know the future. The women who gave birth to some of the great men in history did their part for all of us through their labor :-) So if you were the mother of Buddha, for example, you might be able to see your life's calling in terms of having produced such a man. On the other hand, Hitler's mom has a lot ot answer for. But who would have known that when she was holding baby Hitler in her arms?

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