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A vocation is a calling. Someone may be interested in working as a doctor and consider it their vocation, but not all of them will ultimately choose to pursue that career. Some people find other things more important, and they'll still call themselves doctors, even though they no longer work as one. Here, Dr.
William A. Barry (a pseudonym) is using the word vocation to mean calling . He's saying that he's chosen his true calling, which is serving others , instead of medicine.
Source: Finding Normal
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