We Have But One Obligation

“What is your vocation? To be a good person.” — Marcus Aurelius, Meditations, 11.5

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“What do you do?” This question is often one of the first things we ask someone we meet for the first time. It is as if all of who someone is is linked to their employment outside the home. And how incredibly devaluing it is to those who choose to not be employed outside the home.