Often we want to be somewhere other
than where we are, or even to be someone other than who we are. We tend to
compare ourselves constantly with others and wonder why we are not as rich, as
intelligent, as simple, as generous, or as saintly as they are. Such
comparisons make us feel guilty, ashamed, or jealous. It is very important to
realize that our vocation is hidden in where we are and who we are. We are
unique human beings, each with a call to realize in life what nobody else can,
and to realize it in the concrete context of the here and now.
We will never find our vocations by
trying to figure out whether we are better or worse than others. We are good
enough to do what we are called to do. Be yourself! (Henri Nouwen)
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