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Hear the unusual yet profound confession of Christopher Walken, who once declared: “I like to go to work, and also, I don’t have any kids. I don’t have any hobbies. I don’t like to travel. So going to work is kind of it.” At first these words may sound plain, even stark, as though they strip life down to a single pursuit. Yet beneath their simplicity lies a truth often hidden from the restless: that the human soul, when wholly devoted to a single path, can find fulfillment not in the multitude of distractions, but in the clarity of purpose.

For many are scattered, chasing endlessly after hobbies, pleasures, diversions, and journeys. They believe that to live fully is to fill every corner of life with endless variety. And yet, too often, such pursuits leave the soul weary and divided. Walken’s words remind us that there is also greatness in focus, in pouring the strength of one’s being into the labor one loves. His work is not mere employment—it is his sanctuary, his identity, his chosen way of existing in the world. Where others wander from pursuit to pursuit, he abides faithfully in one.

Consider the tale of Michelangelo, who from his youth devoted his life to sculpture and art. He cared little for leisure, and even less for the comforts of ordinary life. He slept in his clothes, labored endlessly in dust and stone, and declared that his true family was his art. Many might call such a life narrow, but from his devotion arose works that endure beyond centuries—the David, the Pietà, the Sistine Chapel. Like Walken, Michelangelo lived not for distraction, but for work as calling, and through that devotion he found immortality.

There is a certain heroism in simplicity, a courage in declaring, “This is my path, and I will walk it wholly.” For in a world that tempts us with a thousand directions, it takes strength to choose one and embrace it fully. Walken, in his words, reminds us that a life need not be adorned with many roles to be meaningful. A man may live with dignity and joy by giving himself entirely to one pursuit, if that pursuit is true to his spirit. The meaning of life is not in how many things one does, but in how deeply one lives the thing one has chosen.

And yet, O listeners, let us not mistake his message as a dismissal of family, travel, or leisure. Rather, it is a testament to the truth that not all lives are lived alike. Some souls are scattered like seeds upon many fields, bearing fruit in every corner. Others are planted deep into one soil, and from that soil they draw all their strength. Both ways are noble, if lived with sincerity. Walken’s words remind us that it is not the variety of pursuits that makes a life rich, but the authenticity of one’s devotion.

What lesson then shall we take? It is this: find what is “it” for you. Whether it be art, teaching, healing, building, or raising a family—devote yourself wholly, and do not let the judgments of others shake your path. Do not scatter yourself chasing all things, but give yourself deeply to the one thing that makes your soul alive. In doing so, your days will not be wasted, for you will know that your life has been spent in service of your chosen flame.

Therefore, beloved seekers, live as Walken speaks: with honesty about who you are, and with courage to devote yourself where your heart belongs. Let your work—whatever it may be—become your offering to the world. And if you can say at the end, as he has said: “This is it. This was my path.”—then your life will have been lived with clarity, with integrity, and with peace.