Let Go, and Respond

Inspired by my friend Elizabeth's last blog entry, I post this...
Let go, and respond to the immediate needs around you. Don't get caught in some false perception of yourself. There will always be another person more gifted than you. And don't perceive your position as important, but be ready to serve at any moment. If you can let go of who you think you are, you will become free - ready to love others. If you learn to see your impermanence, you will be able to live for the moment and not miss opportunities to love by pushing things into the future. (Thich Nhat Hanh)
...or as Elizabeth said, "We are to serve in the things that are in our hands. God ordains us to do the work we are given for the day. Who is to say that the work God gives us today is any less important or sacred than the work He will give us years from now?"