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Originally Posted by Shamou  We have two choices... we can chose to lead a passionate life... or join the ranks of those who will lead boring and meaningless lives... being governed by the whimsical effects of circumstances... |
Hang on, you are talking about passion vs. no passion here, and I was talking about being passionate about something that comes naturally (e.g. for me, it's language and culture) vs. making yourself passionate about things you have no interest in (e.g. for me, it's the stock market). Are you saying my life is boring and meaningless because I am not making myself passionate about things that aren't interesting to me? I think not
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Originally Posted by Shamou Anyone can have passion for most of the good things in life... but it takes someone who has mastery to determine where that passion will be directed... and I believe, that is what PD is mostly about... |
Once again, I believe
directing your passion is different to making yourself passionate about particular things. Former is about action and growth and development while latter is, as was said here before, unneccessary and fake.