What is passion?
Passion is something that we do because we truly have the interest for it, and we do it with only one thing: to se our dreams come true with why we started in the first place. Results do not matter, and the love of what we do and believe in sustains us through the difficult moments of what we do.
I was just thinking about it because I am pretty disgusted by some people whose actions have made me very angry and stupid. Angry because they have stepped over devoted people like us to achieve things which did not arise out of their passion; stupid because people like me have been taken for a ride by them because we have always been willing to give them the benefit of the doubt, only to be 'eaten up' by them.
One of them, is one that I had vehemently criticised in a previous post some time ago, and while I have mended fences with her, I will like to say that, for some things, I can understand. But to forgive and forget? The answer is no. For forgiving and forgetting is to deride my own moral principles and lower my integrity. No way I can do that.
The other, is one whom I always wanted to say that I was right about deciding this person, but no one chose to believe me. In an event organised where there was a gathering of seniors and freshmen, she was around and did not even want to look at us. When I did say hi to her, she gave a very nonchalant reply and walked out with her friend who was an ex committee member. It says everything I was right about her from the start. In all, this person who took over the project, so integral to everything that I saw when I started university life never had the passion AT ALL. She, like the previous person, exploited it solely to advance her political agendas. Fortunately, she did not succeed as the right team came up in strength and sent her reeling because she thought that achieving her objectives would be a piece of cake once the project was ended.
Food for thought? Sure is, and the moral of the story: Do something because you are passionate, and not because you see the material benefits of doing it. Having anything else other than that makes you a damn selfish person, and I have no room for selfish people. Period.
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- Alvin
- a little introverted, happy, considerate, caring, planner, dare to take risks, accomodating, (and you can fill up the rest as to whatever else you can think about me)
6 comments:
erm, i think perhaps there is a misunderstanding here that needs to be cleared?
hi alvin, i chanced upon ur blog and i tink i noe what ur talkin abt. i tink u hafta avoid shooting off ur mouth before u get ur facts correct. and throwing accusations at someone even before u realise the party's thoughts and feelings or even the situation is an irresponsible act. u do realise that ur words can hurt someone's feelings? u never knew what was going on so dun judge based on what you think is the truth.
-jj
yuimin here. i think that you should actually understand the person better before claiming that you know her agenda or anything. bcos i think that may be a bit unfair to accuse pple of such objectives.
"She, like the previous person, exploited it solely to advance her political agendas. Fortunately, she did not succeed as the right team came up in strength and sent her reeling because she thought that achieving her objectives would be a piece of cake once the project was ended."
i mean like objectively speaking how you know she exploited it. how you know what her objectives are. how you know that she has political agenda. the world is not such a spiteful, hypocritical and political place as you think it is. try to think nicer of pple. and pple may think nicer of you too.
I appreciate all of your comments on this issue. As I am a person who gives the benefit of doubt to everyone but is vengeful if I know that someone does betray me, I am seeing things from where I stand from my point of view which can be wrong.After all, this is from my point of view, not anyone else's, which can be narrow.
As to me checking the truth, I suppose the real issue about it is that for the person concerned, whether she is willing to tell me about it. After all, I care for her as a friend, and if she appreciates that, then she will know that I pay a lot of attention to her problems as a friend.
I have since gotten an explanation to clarify the situation and have sent a reply on this issue.
However, if the person affected wants an apology, then I will do that.
hi, got to know of your blog. just wana say since u dare to crticise THIS person, why didnt you dare to use her name directly? and to think that you actually said "Before you even think of saying these words, think about yourself in their shoes and ask yourself if you can do better than them. " in one of your entries. what a joke.
-laypheng
Oh. I can juz describe in 3 words: Piece of Shit
The only pple who are ard u or close to u muz be the flies or shit clearers or juz misguided!
Chill!
-The Emperor-
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