In summary, then, what are the human potentials that work can help fulfill? From this brief discussion, we can mention four. Through work we exercise our freedom and autonomy in making choices and directing our lives. Work also provides the occasion for developing our talents and exercising our creativity. Through work, humans create their own society and culture and thereby cre¬ate their own identities. Finally, work is an expression of our nature as social beings; it prevents us from falling into a solipsistic and egocentric life.