A Life of Being, Having, and Doing Enough by Wayne Muller

Author:Wayne Muller [Muller, Wayne]
Language: eng
Format: epub
ISBN: 978-0-307-59003-9
Publisher: Crown Publishing Group
Published: 2010-03-23T16:00:00+00:00

Ultimately,

we are small living things

awakened in the stream,

not gods who carve out rivers.

Does this mean we should stop trying to eliminate hunger, end war, or cure illness? Of course not. Our dreams of these things shine as beacons through our hearts, lighting fires of hope in our children and in the world. But even as we guide our hands by that most beautiful star, we at the same time make a gentle peace with whatever emerges from our own good and necessary contribution.

We play a very small part in a very long story. This does not mean the work, the service, the love and care we provide in our life and work is not important; no, our life and work are necessary; they are priceless. The world aches for our gifts to be brought to the table.

But the most humble, honest confession of our only possible work? To do what we can, and have mercy.

Mark Nepo ends his poem:

There is nothing to do

and nowhere to go.

Accepting this,

we can do everything

and go anywhere.

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