It would be cool if we were all where we’re meant to be. Maybe even cooler if we believed that.
· Where we are is a matter of timing.
· Where we’re meant to be is a matter of intent.
At any given time, we are where we are at the only time we have. Our job, station in life, relationships, whatever – they’re mostly points in time and place that are situational. Some more permanent than others, but all subject to change by any number of variable circumstances. But where we are in our mind is a personal choice, subject to our goals, self-awareness, and discipline. Right now, I’m a consultant working predominantly with commercial and Native American casinos – that’s what I do with the time I have. But I’m also happy and content because the work I do helps others and allows me to give back to an industry that did so much for me – it’s where I believe I am meant to be. Each of us live on dual planes – one is what we do, the other is what we are, and both are choices we get to make. Make sure you work at what you love and you’ll most likely be where you are meant to be today.
Shashi Tharoor (born 1956): Indian former international civil servant, diplomat, bureaucrat and politician, writer, public intellectual, and Member of Parliament.
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