We scream 'passion', shout 'desire'... 'We say we 'love' this, and 'want' that - but have we ever questioned ourselves on the price of passion, of desire, and of love?!
Passion without commitment is unlikely to fuel effort. I remember being passionate about painting and most people, including my parents, teachers and friends, recognised that I had talent. I realised, too, that I was artistic, that I was much better in drawing/ painting, than most people my age. Mom did send me to weekend artclasses, and that further strengthened my belief that I was GOOD at it.
To day, after more than 4 decades since my weekend artclass days, it is such a shame that I have remained an artistic person, but without having stretched my talent further. Why? I lacked the commitment, then, to push myself further, to be the best that I could be. I allowed other factors to influence me, to distract me, and to derail me...Passion wore thin after a while, as more and more distractions clouded my life.
Let's move on to something more serious than art, say- work.
We often declare a little too quickly, shout a little too loudly, about how passionate we are about our work. "I love what I do!" That's great, but that's not enough. Where there is passion, there must be commmitment - to be your best, and to do your best. Then again, I think we use the word 'commitment' a little too loosely. Commitment, my friends, comes with responsibilities, hardwork... and it often requires us to walk the extra mile. Yes, sacrifices.
I guess we won't be displaying our commitment banner all over town from now on.
It is not my intention to discourage anyone from being passionate about what he/ she does, but I do want to caution him/ her, lest he/ she uses the word without meaning it.
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