What remains?

ALL THAT REMAINS
 
When I look back, I think
about the amount of time
and energy I put into
that project, or job, or task.
 
It was all consuming
at the time, filling my mind
and my day, with
so much to be done.
 
And yet, now all the work
in the project, or job, or task
is gone, and all that remains
is a vague memory.
 
We can be consumed by
what we do, repeating this
pattern day by day,
until there is no time left.
 
And yet beneath
all this activity is who we are,
because in the end,
this is all that remains.
 
So, when you meet someone, do
not just ask ‘what do you do?’
but take time to explore, also,
who they really are.

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PERSONAL DEVELOPMENT QUESTIONS
1.  Deep down, how would you describe who you really are?
​2. How is this reflected in what you do – your work, your home life and your relationships??
3.  How might you go beneath the surface to find out who others really are?

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Day 540 of Des McCabe's Personal Development Exercises