Central

Dictionary day once again!  As usual there is the closing of eyes and spinning of the dictionary and opening it and pointing to a word.  I am always interested to see what that word is.
This morning it was “central” and the definition was “dominant, leading, principal, essential.”  The Cambridge dictionary said, “the most important part of something” while Collins English dictionary said, “The central person or thing in a particular situation is the most important one.”
It is what I see in stories which mostly centre on a person.  Many people come and go and form the periphery – both goodies and badies.  Yet the one I follow and when the book is well written I care about, is the central characters experience.
Merril and I often laugh at what was said in a movie by one character, “I don’t want to be the “no name crew member” as they often meet an unfortunate end.”
For me what is central in my life I consider most important.  I have many peripheral activities, but they all are subservient to the central activity or value.  All may be legitimate but for all to be profitable they must, in my mind, be subservient to the central characteristic or goal.
I face that one regularly.  I am happily pursuing what is most important to me and another activity is engaged in I really enjoy.  Where I am not careful that activity can become dominant to the one that matters the most.
I really do not want to pursue things that have no real value to me.  I do not mean monetary value or even satisfaction value but eternal growth value.
My life right now is like clearing everything off a desk and only putting back what is needed.  What is needed is often more than not enjoyable, but in my mind it only matters because it involves purpose related to the main purpose.
I have had to work out what is central or what I will pursue as most important.  It is only that I have established that, that all the other things fall into place.