Definitions
First of all, it is important to define our vocabulary. Nowadays, all these words are being used interchangeably and their true meaning is becoming increasingly mixed up. Confusion is a poison! Here is the actual definition of each of the terms that constitute the subject of this work.
Purpose
Cambridge dictionary:
Determination or a feeling of having a reason for what you do
Collins dictionary:
Your purpose is the thing that you want to achieve.
Oxford dictionary:
The reason for which something is done or created or for which something exists.
A person’s sense of resolve or determination.
Mac Million dictionary:
An aim or meaning in your life because there is something that you want to achieve
As can be observed, purpose is linked to “determination” and “having a reason” for doing something. Purpose seems to be supported be a rational, it can be backed up by arguments.
Vocation
Oxford
A strong feeling of suitability for a particular career or occupation.
Wikipedia
A vocation (from Latin vocātiō, meaning ‘a call, summons’) is an occupation to which a person is specially drawn or for which they are suited, trained, or qualified. Though now often used in non-religious contexts, the meanings of the term originated in Christianity.
Cambridge
A type of work that you feel you are suited to doing and to which you should give all your time and energy, or the feeling that a type of work suits you in this way
Vocation is originally a religious concept, “a calling from God”. Today, in our more “atheist” world, its meaning shifted to “a belief that one is suited” for a particular activity.
Mission
Cambridge
Any work that someone believes it is their duty to do.
Oxford
An important assignment given to a person or group of people, typically involving travel abroad.
Merriam Webster
A specific task with which a person or a group is charged
Collins
A mission is an important task that people are given to do, especially one that involves travelling to another country.
A mission is either a self-assigned duty or a duty assigned by someone else or a higher power. It is something that should be done.
Passion
Collins
If you have a passion for something, you have a very strong interest in it and like it very much.
Oxford
Strong and barely controllable emotion.
Cambridge
An extreme interest in or wish for doing something, such as a hobby, activity, etc.:
Passion is something that you love doing, something that you can’t help but to feel good when you do it, something that you feel attracted to.
Table Of Contents
- Prologue
- Definitions
- A Wide Horizon
- A Spiritual Teacher's Perspective
- A Psychology and Mental Health Perspective
- A Business Person's Perspective
- An Artist's Perspective
- Conclusion
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