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so i guess its time for a new update.
okay heres what i have to say:
Look, passion is not about doing it because you are good at it. Its not about getting stuff to put on your college application, or to just prove a point. Passion is not because you have to, or are expected to. Passion is not about money, or grades or perfection. Passion is about YOU. Its about LOVE about PERSONAL fulfillment. Its not about being better than someone, or doing what other people want you to do. Its doing what YOU want. NOT because you want to be the best, but because you LOVE it. Passion is about taking something, and not just doing it, but making it a part of who you are. Passion is LIFE.
I just get so frusturated when people tell me " i am passionate about this" and when i ask "why" they respond with things like " well it looks good on my college app." or "because ive been doing it forever." It frusturates me when ppl in my volunteer group claim PASSION for our work but dont know what it really means or feels like.
Okay let me try to explain what it feels like…:
I wish everyone could experience the euphoric feeling i get when it comes to volunteer work. Not from the work its self, but from the realization of what i have done to help someone else. It’s the feeling I get when I look into the eyes of some one that I have helped and knowing that I had PERSONALLY made a difference. Its that personal satisfaction of knowing that there are more important things in life than shopping and cars and social status. It is that feeling I got for the first time a few years ago, when I met a girl that I had helped and didn’t even know it. When I realized that the reason she could read was because she has my books. The ones I donated. The ones I went out and spent HOURS searing for, days calling about, and weeks collecting. Its about looking into a 14 year olds eyes and seeing that I had made a difference. And though I didn’t realize what I was doing when I collected those books.. I realized it when I saw her. When she told me that she wanted to thank me, even YEARS later. PASSION is about that life that THRIVES. Its not about living a linear life. Its about circles, and the diamonds, and the hearts, and the pentagons, and the spheres and apples and oranges and grapes and papayas and pineapples. Its about the VARIETY and vibrance that life has to offer. I wish that people could FEEL it. Seeing passion can only go so far, but to feel it… it is an addictive feeling.
There are more crucial things to life than starbucks and that new mini-skirt. Theres more to it than that huge project due next week, even though you have two other ones due this week. Those grades will only get you so far. Starbucks will only get you so far. But that’s just for me. If school is your passion, PURSUE IT! If starbucks is your passion, go out and do something! Fulfill yourself.
So I end this entry with a question, and I want you to think about it seriously and comment. You can do it anonymously if you like, or post who you are. It is time for serious reflection upon this world that we live in. Nothing is a silly passion, so let yours shine through okay?:
The Question: What is YOUR passion? And WHY?
okay heres what i have to say:
Look, passion is not about doing it because you are good at it. Its not about getting stuff to put on your college application, or to just prove a point. Passion is not because you have to, or are expected to. Passion is not about money, or grades or perfection. Passion is about YOU. Its about LOVE about PERSONAL fulfillment. Its not about being better than someone, or doing what other people want you to do. Its doing what YOU want. NOT because you want to be the best, but because you LOVE it. Passion is about taking something, and not just doing it, but making it a part of who you are. Passion is LIFE.
I just get so frusturated when people tell me " i am passionate about this" and when i ask "why" they respond with things like " well it looks good on my college app." or "because ive been doing it forever." It frusturates me when ppl in my volunteer group claim PASSION for our work but dont know what it really means or feels like.
Okay let me try to explain what it feels like…:
I wish everyone could experience the euphoric feeling i get when it comes to volunteer work. Not from the work its self, but from the realization of what i have done to help someone else. It’s the feeling I get when I look into the eyes of some one that I have helped and knowing that I had PERSONALLY made a difference. Its that personal satisfaction of knowing that there are more important things in life than shopping and cars and social status. It is that feeling I got for the first time a few years ago, when I met a girl that I had helped and didn’t even know it. When I realized that the reason she could read was because she has my books. The ones I donated. The ones I went out and spent HOURS searing for, days calling about, and weeks collecting. Its about looking into a 14 year olds eyes and seeing that I had made a difference. And though I didn’t realize what I was doing when I collected those books.. I realized it when I saw her. When she told me that she wanted to thank me, even YEARS later. PASSION is about that life that THRIVES. Its not about living a linear life. Its about circles, and the diamonds, and the hearts, and the pentagons, and the spheres and apples and oranges and grapes and papayas and pineapples. Its about the VARIETY and vibrance that life has to offer. I wish that people could FEEL it. Seeing passion can only go so far, but to feel it… it is an addictive feeling.
There are more crucial things to life than starbucks and that new mini-skirt. Theres more to it than that huge project due next week, even though you have two other ones due this week. Those grades will only get you so far. Starbucks will only get you so far. But that’s just for me. If school is your passion, PURSUE IT! If starbucks is your passion, go out and do something! Fulfill yourself.
So I end this entry with a question, and I want you to think about it seriously and comment. You can do it anonymously if you like, or post who you are. It is time for serious reflection upon this world that we live in. Nothing is a silly passion, so let yours shine through okay?:
The Question: What is YOUR passion? And WHY?