Calling or a career; Vocation or a Job; Service or a Salary

"Vocation is where our deep gladness meets the world's deep need." Frederick Buechner

"For all that has been Thank You. For all that is to come – Yes!" Dag Hammarskjold

Not much I want to add to that as a summing up of what life can be about. Radio 4 Thought for the Day this morning quoted Buechner's bon mot. A telling corrective in a barcode and pin number culture.