AMBITION, MISSION, CALLING, DUTY, GOAL, ASPIRATION: which is the most meaningful

Question:

AMBITION, MISSION, CALLING, DUTY, GOAL, ASPIRATION: which is the most meaningful WORD of INSPIRATION?

to get to your DESTINATION..
:-)

Best Answer - Chosen by Asker: Personally, I'd say none of these words fit me.

As others have pointed out these words each have their own levels of baggage to carry with them, be it of a religious nature or of a more general moral one...

"Purpose" is the word I use. Yes, it does sort of combine both the journey and the destination in one word here, but it really does the trick for me, in terms of answering a lot of the questions. Things like: Why am I here? or Why do I bother? Not to mention, in my mind, the word "Purpose" carries much the same sort of moral weight as more religious words like "Mission" or "Calling" but without necessarily having to *sell your soul* (such as it is) to get there. I can have a purpose, or more precisely choose a purpose freely of my own free will, without having to *disregard* my own intelligence and free will and *throw myself away* on the rocks of religion.

"Purpose" has all of the moral weight to me and little to none of the Bible-Burnt Baggage. ^_^

I hope this helps. ^_^ Thanks for your time!