What do you do? Most of the people ask you the same dull question when you are introduced to them and more often than not, you are talking about your work profile, your work place, future plan etc. but there are few people who think different and duck the trend and react by unfolding their passion, not their job. I have seen people who worked overnight and spent most of the time practising music. There are people who are blissfully unaware of their surroundings but lost in some kind of work that never drain them. This is actually a passion. A person with a passion takes more from life each day and give back more to life as well. It is sheer ecstasy that gives a fresh purpose to life.
People have misunderstood passion with hobby. Passion is one step ahead, it is an obsession. I knew a person who loved angling. Every Sunday he spent 4 to 5 hours in fishing. I have one friend whose passion is politics. He takes out time from his professional life and dedicates himself in party work. We all love to travel but very few of us are passionate about that. One of my friends, who is in well settled job, is planning to leave his job and join as a tour guide. This is passion!
There are people whose profession itself requires constant creativity; a passion helps to tap the creativity. Passion could be anything, even self contemplation and quest for spiritual fulfillment can be a passion that helps to broaden one’s outlook. Passion is actually to satiate senses and when you satisfy some part of your life, only then you will start to look beyond biases and accept people and life better.
Passionate people do not look for excuses, they look for opportunities. No matter how late they are in office or other work, they magically take out time for their passion. Another thing I have noticed that there are people who are dream stealers –who will either dissuade you or discourage you from following your passion. Simple advice is to keep a distance from them. It’s important to find like minded people to share. Even if you aren’t Charles Dickens, your ‘awful ‘write ups could win you friends. No one is perfect. This fact has to be remembered.
In today’s complicated world passion instill energy and keep you charged up. After all passionate people are the ones who stand out in a crowd.
People have misunderstood passion with hobby. Passion is one step ahead, it is an obsession. I knew a person who loved angling. Every Sunday he spent 4 to 5 hours in fishing. I have one friend whose passion is politics. He takes out time from his professional life and dedicates himself in party work. We all love to travel but very few of us are passionate about that. One of my friends, who is in well settled job, is planning to leave his job and join as a tour guide. This is passion!
There are people whose profession itself requires constant creativity; a passion helps to tap the creativity. Passion could be anything, even self contemplation and quest for spiritual fulfillment can be a passion that helps to broaden one’s outlook. Passion is actually to satiate senses and when you satisfy some part of your life, only then you will start to look beyond biases and accept people and life better.
Passionate people do not look for excuses, they look for opportunities. No matter how late they are in office or other work, they magically take out time for their passion. Another thing I have noticed that there are people who are dream stealers –who will either dissuade you or discourage you from following your passion. Simple advice is to keep a distance from them. It’s important to find like minded people to share. Even if you aren’t Charles Dickens, your ‘awful ‘write ups could win you friends. No one is perfect. This fact has to be remembered.
In today’s complicated world passion instill energy and keep you charged up. After all passionate people are the ones who stand out in a crowd.
By - Shubhajit
5 comments:
Shubhajit
I daresay I disagree, not severely, but partially, particularly on the second last paragraph of your article.
"Passionate people do not look for excuses, they look for opportunities. No matter how late they are in office..."
While reading the entire para, I got a sense that you are digressing what the topic, 'Passion', wanted to be said. Simply speaking, I din't get the meaning of the second last para. Meanwhile, others were really good.
Grateful to you if you could torch it on (elaborate a bit).
And yeah, my comment on 'Passion' is still due. LOL!
Cheers!
Passion is what I concieve is an intricate desire to do something.. and you truly said.. keep distance from people who disuade or demoralize your passion. No one is born without it and it is only the matter of realization.. I liked your post ..
'Keep distance from people who dissuade or demoralize your passion...'
On individual note, it is meanignless.
Why should we keep ourself off those people???? Idiots, who dissuade you attaining your goals, must know what tough stuffs you are made of and none of their faltu kaa bakwaas are going to deter you.
ya rajiv u r right but sometimes u know very near dear ones instill negatives..trust me it happens..and u u cant aloof urself from them..better to avoid discussing ur interest(s) with them....its my personal experience though they never detered me still it affected my other work....simple funda is to keep ur innermost interest 2 urself. always share ur passion wih like minded people 4 eg if u r passionate about exercise, find people who has same or more interest dan u..if u talk about pump, benches, tricep curl to any tom dick and harry..dan soon u will be a big subjects 4 them may be they dnt talk straight front of u but they will talk... u r a writer..do u always talk about ur work with everyone? no i guess.. if answer is NO den why? u will find answer y wrote such line...
To great extent, I agree with you, Shubhajit.
Just adding a bit.
At every step, one finds people eager to talk negative of him and intending to marginalise him. It is natural occurence. This has to happen. But getting yourself cut off them is not a right way. Being in touch with variety of people, be it good or scoundrel ones, should be taken as a joy of interacting and socialising. Variety of people are meant to give us some fine experiences in life that we can utilising in several ways, such as in our writing and even mending some ways in life. Yes, the only thing, we ought to be careful in is that we should never lose our originality. And it is 'passion', the very element you are talking here about, which would keep you on track.
If you are true and loyal to yourself, there is nothing, which can instill anything negative in you. So where is the point of keeping yourself aloof of anyone?
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