An idea from Either/Or

Choosing yourself means taking your actual life, with its gifts, faults and family, as the work in front of you. A sees possibilities everywhere, but “he who lives ethically sees tasks everywhere.” Even the least gifted person has a calling.

From Either/Or by Søren Kierkegaard

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