Working

I am currently reading a book, and these are some of the words from the chapter called Vocation:
"Work can be inspired and praiseworthy as well as vicious and numbing, but regardless of its effect, work is what the vast majority of us have to do much of the time and most of our lives. Some of our lives are enhanced and others depleted by work....These are the issues that we must ponder: Do the time and energy we spend working also enrich our lives?...We will find our work satisfying and meaningful not primarily because we enjoy it, are good at it, or become wealthy because of it, but because through it we can express and experience the abiding presence of God, a sense of connection and collaboration with others, and the realization that we are making a needed contribution...others can learn a lot about us by the approach we take to our work. A man who's seeking God in his work and relationships doesn't just go through the motions....God placed us here to work with purpose, integrity, excellence, and creativity. Work brings the presence of God closer and continues the work of God thorugh us. Our purpose is not to live long enough or work hard enough to some day retire. Work isn't a distraction, curse, or diversion from God, its His gift to us....Those who are wiser understand that the meaning of vocation runs deeper than a job, it involves listening for a calling voice that is intent on leading us to what is ours to do....Before you tell your life what you intend to do with it, listen for what truths and values you have decided to live up to, let your life tell you what truths you embody, what values you represent....My deepest calling is to be the person God created....The trick is to listen for the voice, to hear it, to believe it and to trust it long enoughto act on it....It's that easy, and it's that hard."
This is a brief summary of some of the points, I hope it is good food for thought.