What I learned from today's homily...

About work and business:

The priest said that in work, we should include God with it. Rarely does one succeed by mere human efforts alone - if one should however be able to do so, his gains are of worldly matters, and when Judgement Day comes - he will still be found wanting.

The homily talked about the value of putting God in the center of our lives. In the end, the true measure of one's success in this life - is whether one has lived it according to God's plan.

Coincidence:

I also happened to read upon a chapter in the book, Winning (Jack Welch - GE CEO), about work and life balance. Jack Welch admits of the difficulty of effectively meeting that balance - perhaps this is a continuing challenge for everybody in the workforce even up to now.

My take:

When one is driven, when one aspires for excellence in his field of endeavor - there are sacrifices one has to make along the way. And most of the times, these are supposedly the most important - our relationship with our family, and even friends. And yet we choose our career/business over our wives/children/parents - all for what we consider to be what is urgent for the time - losing our focus on what should matter most.

I believe, having a sense of priority and knowing what these are - God first, family second, and work third - will be to ones benefit in the end.