Whe your time comes to die, be not like those whose hearts are filled with fear of death, so that when their time comes they weep and pray for a little more time to live their lives over again in a different way. Sing your death song, and die like a hero going home. Teachings of Tecumseh Be glad of life, because it gives you the chance to love and to work and to play and to look at the stars. Henry van Dyke Everything we do is futile, but we must do it anyway. Satisfaction lies in the effort, not in the attainment.
Full effort is full victory.
But this path is not direct nor even circular or spiral. From a church in Sussex, England, c. 1730 Work is love made visible. Khalil Gibran To work is to pray. Benedictine monks Pray on your feet. Quaker saying Work as if it all depends on you, pray as if it all depends on God.