When I was quite
young, someone told me, "If you want be really successful, find out
what God wants to you to do with your life and then dedicate yourself
to achieving it".
At the time, I didn't really
like that idea; I did not believe that my life could have any particular
purpose; and I did not think that anything God might have in mind would be of
any interest to me in any case.
Gradually, I have come to
believe that what that person said to me, all those years ago, is true.
As human beings, we all share certain basic wants and needs: we have
need for food, water, shelter, safety, love, respect and self-esteem.