“A well-kept slave, is still a slave.”
During Residency 2 last week, one of my classmates gave this quote. The context was that when he checked with his HR manager about our Master’s program, the response he received was
“Great program. Not for you. Let me tell you what you should enroll in.”
The HR manager proceeded to direct him to a Master’s program that was in line with his current responsibilities, but had nothing to do with where he wanted his life to go.
“Joe” (names are changed to protect the innocent) printed the email and wrote the aforementioned quote at the bottom of it to remind himself that people can be enslaved to the job and unfortunately this can color their perspective on life and other pursuits.
I thought this story was profound. It illustrated the fact that some individuals don’t understand the power of pursuing your purpose or calling in life, even when others may not understand it.
While the manager in this story was enslaved to his job and employer, my question to you today is what are you enslaved to? What is it that seems so good to you, and has you so captive that you are not moving beyond it so that you can embrace your destiny? Confront that captor and break the chains of slavery over your life so that you may move toward the fulfillment of your purpose.
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