IteachacourseoncontemporarymoralvaluesatSetonHallUniversityinNewJersey.WerecentlystudiedAristotle'snotionthatallthingshavea"telos,"anobleendorgoaltowhichtheymustgiveexpression.Theseed'shighesttelosistodevelopintoatree;thelyreplayer'sistobecomeanaccomplishedharpist.Withthisinmind,Iaskedmystudentstowriteapaperontheirtalentsandhowtheyplantosharethemwithothersaftertheygraduate.【ThesepapersalwaysinspiremetoreflectonwhetherI'musingmyowngiftstoserveothers--orifI'mjustmilkingthemforthebucks.Saddledwithamortgage,a'95minivanbeginningitsdeathspiral,andtheprospectofa$900heatingbillinJanuary,eventhemostardentidealistcangetdistracted.】Andthereareotherdiversions,includingtheperennialsuburbanpastimeof"keepingupwiththeJoneses."Arecenttourofmyneighbor'sfinishedbasementsparkedadeepyearningforsheetrock,wall-to-wallBerbercarpet,andlouveredbi-folddoors.IhadnotanticipatedsuchdesireswhenIenteredtheworkingworld,eagertogiveexpressiontomytelos.SoIwasdelightedtoreceiveanuggetofwisdomfromoneofmystudents.Hewrotethathisgreatestgiftwastheabilitytobegratefulforwhathehasbeengiven.Heremindedmewhatmanyresearchershave

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