I did want to add that I do think seeing the human ending a proper work-life balance is a nice interpretation. No, no one should devote their entire life to work.
I do think being chosen is more of a calling. A "job" that doesn't feel like a job. If Gale were not chosen he would still wake up, feel compelled to interact with the weave, still want to put wrongs to right. And that is much of what a chosen does. Some spend their time repairing holes in the weave, some do battle with spellcasters that threaten the weave . . .
