In support of gay teens

Dear America, when you tell gay Americans that they can’t serve their country openly or marry the person that they love, you’re telling that to kids too. So don’t be shocked and wonder where all these bullies are coming from that are torturing young kids and driving them to kill themselves because they’re different. They learned it from watching you. 

Sarah Silverman

HBR: Job vs Vocation

Great post by Andrew J Hoffman on the HBR blog on the risky business of finding 'work that you deeply connect with'. A sample:

'a life well lived must be a creative endeavor. Whatever form that creativity takes — whether it's carpentry, building, teaching, raising a family, or writing a book — the challenge of looking within ourselves to find that creative element makes us who we are. But chances are, if we are genuinely open to the possibilities of a calling, we will find that that satisfaction will come from someplace far different from where we expected to find it.'

And a wonderful line from Thoreau to end. 

And perfection, and happiness?

The purpose of life does not include the pursuit of perfection or even the pursuit of happiness. To pursue these as part of the nature of our being is asking for frustration.

So what is in the package marked ‘purpose of life’?

I don’t know. Or at least, I don’t know everything that’s in it. I’ve taken a few things out, unwrapped the packaging, but never been able to look right into the box.

I think if your personal box doesn’t contain love, acceptance and at least some kind of passion, it would somehow be lacking.

And perfection, and happiness? These things are part of life, but they aren’t its purpose. Hope for them, and when they appear (sometimes together, sometimes singly), accept them, enjoy them.