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Recall, though, that the parable is designed to include the world’s work, and the world’s workers—all who do “socially useful” labor. In this revealed light, it is clear why work not only gives meaning to life in time but to life for eternity. “To work,” St. Benedict said, “is to pray!” And we may add, “To work is to love—both God and neighbor!” For the “love” required by the Bible is the service of God through the service of man. And because God wills to be served through our service of others, he provides us with civilization to facilitate our working at our best.
Work
Lester DeKoster and Stephen Grabill
By praising someone for his lack of defects you are also implying his lack of virtues.
The Bed of Procrustes
Nassim Nicholas Taleb
Meaning-making is then an open and ongoing process rather than an action in which we define a single correct designation of meaning.
Abductive Analysis
Iddo Tavory, Stefan Timmermans
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