To say that passion can make a difference to a person's life is an understatement - because it is the life giving emotional force that will make your lives count.
Passion can be cultivated, either by you or by your environment. If you receive praise for a job well done, a little seed of passion is sown. On the other hand, if no one appreciates what you've done, the passion you have will be enormously drained, not to mention if you've started with only a little passion - it probably will be completely snubbed (isn't that so familiar in Singapore's work place context?)
Our creator intends that we should have passion in great things - like serving mankind, teaching virtues to young minds, eradicating poverty, etc. But most of us have lost ourselves by dabbling in worldly things, like climbing corporate ladder, scheming, witholding truths from others, etc. We have allowed our worries in life to dictate our actions everyday, inadvertently forfeited our rights to achieving great things in life.
We have to rekindle the passion in great things that will eventually satisfy our souls. It's not without risk, though, when we do that. Risk is your tolerance level for good and bad things in your life, e.g. how much can you stomach your plunging / rising portfolio value, your pay cut / pay increment, your dwindling / growing circle of friends, etc. So when you realign your passion in great things, you will experience temporary setbacks in many areas. But, as I said, the setbacks are only temporary, so the adjustment will be worth taking in the long run.
"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?"
Lets not forget that competing with horses is what matters, so don't let the men who race with you on foot wear you out!
Thursday, January 03, 2008
In search of passion
To say that passion can make a difference to a person's life is an understatement - because it is the life giving emotional force that will make your lives count.
Passion can be cultivated, either by you or by your environment. If you receive praise for a job well done, a little seed of passion is sown. On the other hand, if no one appreciates what you've done, the passion you have will be enormously drained, not to mention the little passion you have - it probably will be completely snubbed (isn't that so familiar in Singapore's work place context?)
Our creator intends that we should have passion in great things - like serving mankind, teaching virtues to young minds, eradicating poverty, etc. But most of us have lost ourselves by dabbling in worldly things, like climbing corporate ladder, scheming, witholding truths from others, etc. We have allowed our worries in life to dictate our actions everyday, inadvertently forfeited our rights to achieving great things in life.
We have to rekindle the passion in great things that will eventually satisfy our souls. It's not without risk, though, when we do that. Risk is your tolerance level for good and bad things in your life, e.g. how much can you stomach your plunging / rising portfolio value, your pay cut / pay increment, your dwindling / growing circle of friends, etc. So when you realign your passion in great things, you will experience temporary setbacks in many areas. But, as I said, the setbacks are only temporary, so the adjustment will be worth taking in the long run.
"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?"
Lets not forget that competing with horses is what matters, so don't let the men who race with you on foot wear you out!
Passion can be cultivated, either by you or by your environment. If you receive praise for a job well done, a little seed of passion is sown. On the other hand, if no one appreciates what you've done, the passion you have will be enormously drained, not to mention the little passion you have - it probably will be completely snubbed (isn't that so familiar in Singapore's work place context?)
Our creator intends that we should have passion in great things - like serving mankind, teaching virtues to young minds, eradicating poverty, etc. But most of us have lost ourselves by dabbling in worldly things, like climbing corporate ladder, scheming, witholding truths from others, etc. We have allowed our worries in life to dictate our actions everyday, inadvertently forfeited our rights to achieving great things in life.
We have to rekindle the passion in great things that will eventually satisfy our souls. It's not without risk, though, when we do that. Risk is your tolerance level for good and bad things in your life, e.g. how much can you stomach your plunging / rising portfolio value, your pay cut / pay increment, your dwindling / growing circle of friends, etc. So when you realign your passion in great things, you will experience temporary setbacks in many areas. But, as I said, the setbacks are only temporary, so the adjustment will be worth taking in the long run.
"If you have raced with men on foot and they have worn you out, how can you compete with horses? If you stumble in safe country, how will you manage in the thickets by the Jordan?"
Lets not forget that competing with horses is what matters, so don't let the men who race with you on foot wear you out!
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