When we are willing to commit to 51% service to self and 48% to others, we have achieved a balance that allows us to be effective in life. Whether we have service-related jobs or volunteer makes no difference. The commitment to making our world a better place for everyone is the key to any job. On one level, we agree to be role models, and because of that devotion to being our personal best, we are forced to examine our personal integrity, our willingness to change and grow, and our commitment to doing what is needed when it is needed, serving with a peace-filled heart.
Here is the world. Beautiful and terrible things will happen. Don't be afraid.
~ Frederick Buechner in BEYOND WORDS: DAILY READINGS IN THE ABC's OF FAITH