Strive

Strive.

Novelist Paul Theroux writes, "I cannot make my days longer so I strive to make them better." 

To strive means to make great efforts to achieve or obtain something. In life people strive for different things. Some strive for fame, some for money, and some even for philanthropy. If I am going to put great effort into something, I want to make a difference. 

I used to strive to feel important, but one day realized that being important wasn't really what mattered. Rather, it was doing something of importance that provided the greater value. 

If I strive to make my days better, I hope I do something of importance. I'm learning that we are all given different gifts to share with the world. Not all of us will be considered important to the world, or will achieve fame, but all of us can strive to make our limited days on this earth better. 

Not just for ourselves, but more importantly for others. 

What do you strive for?