For me–to have made one soul
The better for my birth;
To have added but one flower
To the garden of the earth;
To have struck one blow for truth
In the daily fight with lies;
To have done one deed of right
In the face of calumnies;
To have sown in the souls of men
One thought that will not die–
To have been a link in the chain of life,
Shall be immortality.
Every worthy human occupation has its glory. Not every man should be a lawyer, not everyone a physician, a teacher, a journalist, a statesman, or a minister; some should be carpenters, some shoemakers, some stone masons, some painters – to each one his own work. Everyone who does his duty after the will of God, in whatever calling, is pleasing God. Every man should find zest and joy in his work, should think of it as noble, and worthy, and should put his best life into it. In speaking of the attraction of the ministry, we must remember that in every calling, even the lowliest, there is room for beautiful life, for hallowed service, for great influence.
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