- Mr. Churchill you were given a mission. - Yes - I want to have been given your mission. I want your place in world events, the centrality of it. You were born in the cradle of a catapult! - You are wrong. I found my mission. - I disagree. - If you must. - Tell me: where is my mission? Where are my bunkers and trenches, my goddamn Gallipoli?
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Debate over whether a mission was given or found. It questions destiny versus choice.
- In plain terms
- One person says a mission was given, another says it was found.
- What can you take from it?
- Mission comes from choice or destiny.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Is your mission given or chosen?
- How do you find your place?
Another view
Missions often involve both given and found elements.
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