Purpose, Work and Meaning of Life

Attributed in some form to Shakespeare and Picasso, Quote Investigator found it was actually David Viscott (1993) who wrote:

The purpose of life is to discover your gift.
The work of life is to develop it.
The meaning of life is to give your gift away. 

How many of us get to discover our gift, much less get to develop it to be able to give it away?

 
Viscott, D. (1993) Finding Your Strength in Difficult Times: A Book of Meditations, Contemporary Books of Chicago, Illinois