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Ria seems to have found her calling in comedy. I will not be in a relationship just for the heck of it.What does these sentences mean?Please help

Avangi · Accepted Answer

rashi3278Ria seems to have found her calling in comedy.

It's sort of mystical. Some supernatural power determines our destiny, and calls us to fulfill it.
(He was called to the ministry.)

If you choose a line of work which does not seem right for you, it may be said that "this is not your true calling." It is not the kind of work which you were destined to do, or "cut out" to do. "She was just not cut out to be a doctor."
When you "find yourself," or "find your calling," you discover the kind of life you were "meant" to lead, or the kind of work you were "meant" to do.
Of course the remark may have been made casually to suggest simply that Ria is good at comedy.

rashi3278I will not be in a relationship just for the heck of it.

Sometimes we say, "Just for the fun of it."
When we decide do something which we don't consider to "necessarily" be in our best long-term interest - but we decide to do it anyway - we use these expressions. "It was just a lark."

The person in your quote does not live this way. This person refuses to waste his time on such nonsense. He only gets involved in "serious" relationships!

Rashi3278 · Answer

thanks

Clive · Answer

Hi,

You might like to look at the word 'vocation'.

Clive

Avangi · Answer

I realize my post is overblown and that "vocation" and "calling" share the same root.

Somehow I think we use "calling" to suggest something beyond our chosen field.

What's your vocation? What's your line of work?
We don't usually ask, "What's your calling?" - unless we're being cute.

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