I just watched a nice Japanese movie called ‘Swing girls’. It talked about a group of teenage girl who initially lives a boring life without sustained interest in anything but later discovered their passion in jazz and work their way to form a successful band. Although the movie is unrealistic in many ways, like how quickly the girls learn to play the instruments, I enjoy the music in the movie, and it conveys how passion can arise naturally and how good it feels to be working hard in doing something one love. Watching the movie made me want to play my saxophone, but too bad I don’t have my instrument with me, or I’ll probably wake everyone in my dorm up (it’s midnight after I finished watching the movie).
I admire people who’re passionate in something and work hard to perfect what they do. It’s not just the beautiful end results that the artists or professionals achieved, but the hard work and struggles they’ve overcome, which most people don’t see, that make these people charming. It’s sad for me to admit that so far I haven’t been able to put my whole heart into anything yet. Sometimes I feel I’m too conscious or rational and consider too many things, which prevent me from listening to my heart, enjoying the moment, or being passionate at a thing. But I don’t want to live a life without any passion, and I hope to be able to find something that I can put my whole self in; a drive so strong that I don’t have to consider any potential risks or losses that may involved.
Although I’ve been using the word, but I guess I don’t really know what passion is? Does it really exist? If yes, where does it come from? How do people become passionate in something? Why some people are more into something than others, and why some can have sustained passion while others can’t? Does everyone have something that he or she can become passionate about? Or can passion be developed? All these questions are still a puzzle to me.
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Strangely enough, your question is also the one that I\’m trying so hard to answer.It seems that I\’ve got little interest in so many things,but I haven\’t got enough courage and determination to continue to develop these interests into passions.What if I\’m not talented enough? What if I can\’t be as good as the others in the same field? Yet, I also realize that if I keep on caring about the "consequences" of a thing, then the thing eventually loses its intrinsic goodness.Perhaps passion is something that is innate in oneself. It\’s like a picture. Some people are able to see it clearly, so clearly as if he can actually touch the painting by his own fingers. Some people can only see this picture as a blurry image. They can tell colors and contours, but never the depth and vitality of a painting. While there are others who may live their lives without a slightest knowing about the painting that exists in oneself. I hope both of us would be able to find that painting one day.
I like to think that EveryOne, to a certain extent, are born with this gift of Passion. Sometimes, you have to dig deep and search for it from within. Sometimes, it comes running after you at such an unexpected moment and overwhelming power that takes you completely off guard…and make you wonder "Am I willing to give up other things for it…at this moment of life where you have a lot going on?". The Fire is in there, but it\’s fragile and can easily die down. Thus, once found, it needs to constantly be fueled to keep glowing/growing…Soul searching and welcoming new experiences and exploration may bring greater exposure to the findings, but it\’s the acknowledgement and working part that make it shine. "Passion is the energy that comes from bringing more of YOU into what you do." –Curt R.