The Transfiguration Of Matter Occurs Through Wonder.

If There Were A God Of New York, It Would Be The Greek's Hermes, The Roman's Mercury. He Embodies New York Qualities: The Quick Exchange, The Fastness Of Language And Style, Craftiness, The Mixing Of People And Crossing Of Borders, Imagination.

So When You Consider The Archetypal, Historical, And Cultural Background Of Whatever You Do, It Gives You A Sense That Your Occupation Can Be A Calling And Not Just A Job.

People Used To Trust Their Doctor. They Went To An Expert. Now People Have New Ideas And Are Thinking For Themselves. That's A Very Important Change In Our Collective Psychology.

Suppose That Throughout Your Childhood You Were Good With Numbers. Other Kids Used To Copy Your Homework. You Figured Store Discounts Faster Than Your Parents. People Came To You For Help With Such Things. So You Took Accounting And Eventually Became A Tax Auditor For The Irs. What An Embarrassing Job, Right? You Feel You Should Be Writing Poetry Or Doing Aviation Mechanics Or Whatever. But Then You Realize That Tax Collecting Can Be A Calling Too.

Character Forms A Life Regardless Of How Obscurely That Life Is Lived And How Little Light Falls On It From The Stars.