"What do you do for a living?" is a very common question when you're getting to know someone. It establishes a basis of what we might consider to be 'basic background knowledge' of an individual. As I have been working to learn the Spanish language, I have had an opportunity to talk with a number of individuals from a variety of Spanish-speaking countries, and interestingly - as I've gotten to know those individuals, this question in the Spanish language is phrased, "¿En Qué Te Dedicas?" which really translates to English better as, "To what are you dedicated?". That's a very different question than, "What do you do for a living?". A person can work at a job they are not dedicated to, and ultimately their actions will show that lack as time goes on... ¿En Qué Te Dedicas? To what are YOU dedicated?

Ben Light

Pastor, United Church of God

Ben is an elder serving as Pastor for the Salem, Eugene, Roseburg, Oregon congregations of the United Church of God. He is an avid outdoorsman, and loves hunting, fishing and being in God's creation.