To be human is, among other things, to be able to be independent and to have a life.
So as humans, we live an active life as we work, as we relate with others, have ambitions and goals in life.
It can be imagined for a human being to be alive and yet stays at a corner for long periods of time and do nothing.
For St. Paul, as he recalls in the 1st reading, he had an active and a purpose-driven life.
He was moving quickly in what he wanted to achieve in life that he didn’t stop and to look at what he was doing and was becoming of him.
But there was a momentary pause in his life when God called him and chose to reveal Jesus to him.
Then he realized his new purpose in life, which was to preach the Good News to the pagans.
In the gospel, Martha was also busy doing her work and she was so caught up with what she was doing that she even complained to Jesus and urged Him to get Mary to help her with her work.
Jesus stopped Martha for a moment, so that she could look up from what she was doing and see the more important things of life.
So when something stops us in our busyness, let us know that God is calling us to look up.
When we are willing to stop and look up, we will see things differently and even get a new direction in life.