Okay. I am going to be a bit serious in this post.
Years ago a vocational counselor gave me a test to see in which fields of work I would be most suited. It invariably came up with scientist, lawyer, politician. I am not kidding. The highest indicator was clerical. Yes! That was the last straw. I could not picture myself taking care of an office, filing, answering phones, no no no. This test was bogus.
If you are thinking that I was an idiot, you are correct. Clerical in this test did not mean clerical work as done by a clerk or administrator or secretary. Clerical meant of, pertaining to, or characteristic of the clergy or a member of the clergy.
I didn't realize that until years and years later when I took another vocational aptitude test and guess what the highest indicator turned out to be? Clerical, counseling, ministry.
The person who gave the test said that to find your vocation you find your greatest passion. Then you look for the world's greatest need. Somewhere, your passion and a need will line up. That is your vocation.
Now this is a bit difficult. My greatest passion was being a camp counselor. The world's greatest need was bringing an end to physical, mental and spiritual suffering through the trans-formative power of love and service.
How do they fit together?
Can I be a camp counselor for the world? Not many people would feel comfortable stuck in a cabin somewhere, having to do kitchen duty, maintenance, or other improvement tasks while forgoing their air conditioning, Ipods, cell phones, and blackberrys. They may like the hiking, canoeing, story telling, group building exercises, sing-a-longs, and snuggling by a fire (purely platonic I assure you!).
No I don't have an answer to this yet. I am sure if you looked at your greatest passion and the world's greatest need the intersection would be something interesting with no doubt.
I just know that I want to live my passion. Figuring that out is my current passion.
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