The real gift here isn't permission to follow your passion—it's the two-part structure that saves you from paralysis. Most of us wait to *feel* called before we commit, but Buddha reverses it: first comes the unglamorous work of *discovery*, then comes wholehearted devotion. A young accountant I know spent two years convinced she should want something grander, until she stopped resisting the spreadsheets she actually enjoyed untangling; her commitment deepened precisely when she stopped auditioning for someone else's life. The quote suggests that purpose isn't a lightning bolt you're waiting for—it's something you build through honest attention to what already holds your interest.