By serving we are turning the attention off ourselves, escaping from the lock of self-fixation. The discovery that however much we have, however much we may have achieved, we have not yet fulfilled or finished our work is a great moment of discovery. It’s very dis-turbing as well, because it really is difficult to name what it is you are looking for and what is the work you’ve got to do. That’s where a lot of people don’t have the opportunity or good fortune to be with other people who can help them or give examples to them or help them to understand what is happening, what is emerging in them, what is pushing them to the next stage of their life. It can happen at any stage in your life, or happen at every significant phase in your life. To be able to understand and name this work is a great grace.
( Finding Oneself 1 Laurence Freeman )
