I Know You Are, But What Am I?

Recently, someone said something to me that caught me off guard and made me think.  To protect the innocent, I will not divulge the actual comment.   However, I can say that it made me think about priorities and how we [people] define ourselves.  We are what we eat, right?  tehe...couldn't resist.  Seriously, though, people define themselves based on political party, religion, career, monetary status, etc.  "I am a this...I am a that"...blah, blah, blah!  I'd like to think we are all complicated and intricate beings that defy definition: )  Here's what I'm thinking about today:  does the thing in life to which you devote the majority of your time necessarily have to be your #1 priority?  Many of us spend most of our time at a job.  Does this make it more important than our family?  If I'm currently devoting the majority of my time to school, does that mean it takes priority over my children and my husband?  I'd like to believe it does not.  I'm thinking that perhaps the thing I'd drop everything for is an indicator of priority.  No matter what I'm giving my time to, I would always drop everything and run for the people in my life whom I love!  Don't most of us work  in order to contribute to our family, anyway?