Fulfill is an old English word that means exactly what it says--to fill until full.
Fill means to put into something as much as it can hold.
"Put into" sounds to me like investing. Thus when we are filling something we are investing in it.
Investing means to make use of for future benefits or advantages.
Reading through these definitions helps me see that a fulfilling life isn't about waiting until the end of my life and looking back to see if I've filled it up. A fulfilling life is a cumulative experience. A fulfilling life is one in which every day something has been invested to make it fuller. A fulfilling life is one in which we invest as much good in ourselves as we can hold every day, and that investment compounds and earns interest to provide future benefits and advantages..
I feel like this year has been a fulfilling one for me according to those definitions. :)
ReplyDeleteThere is a phrase I hear in the temple that I wonder about. It's that God created the Earth and wants us to "fill the measure of our creation". I hope that I can do that.
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