William
Hazlitt once said, “A strong passion for any object will insure success, for
the desire of the end will point out the means.” Every person has the potential
to be passionate. Everyone loves something. We are shaped and inspired by what
we love. This reveals our passion. This is a choice, not a result. If you
ignore what you are passionate about then you have ignored one of the greatest
potentials inside you.
There
are two classes of people in life: it is either you’re a pensioner or a “passioneer”.
You can simply define and evaluate a man by the object of his pursuit. Joseph
Campbell once said, “Follow your bliss and the universe will open doors where
there were only walls.”There are many things in life that’ll catch your eye but
only a few will catch your heart, pursue those things that catch your heart.
John C. Maxwell said, “People don’t need to follow the common path to be
successful. They need to follow their passion.” The fastest way to prosperity
is to follow your passion; following your passion helps you achieve more
freedom (financially, emotionally, socially, and spiritually). Any job that
encourages redundancy and doesn’t place a demand on your creativity will
eventually deplete your passion and waste away your ‘destiny!’ If you are in
such stagnation, let it go and have no regrets.
Never
get so busy making a living that you forget to make a life! In life, you’ll
always be found doing any of these two things: either making a living or making
a difference. Your job gives you an opportunity to make a living while your
passion gives you an opportunity to make a difference. Nothing significant was
ever achieved without a passion and when passion is lost, the essence of life
vanishes, for passion is the only virtue that fuels all others. In a nutshell,
Passion is the effortless path to discovering your purpose.
“You
can only become truly accomplished at something you love. Don’t make money your
goal. Instead, pursue the things you love doing, and then do them so well that
people can’t take their eyes off you” -Maya Angelou
It
is a great and decent calling to serve people and your country but it’s a
greater and more honorable calling to pursue your passion, bless humanity and
fulfill your destiny. In the awesome and award winning movie “ 3 Idiots”, the
three friends seemed like idiots when they dared to pursue their passion, to
the extent that one of them pursued his passion in photography at the detriment
of a blooming career in Engineering; but time will always tell who the real ‘idiots’
are! Never allow anyone, no matter who they are or how much influence they have
in your life to talk you out of your passion. Whatever happens, don’t negotiate
your passion for anything. Whosoever tries to talk you out of your passion in
life is your real enemy, hold on to it, sooner or later they’ll realize their
folly and not yours!
Your
passion is the only thing in life that is truly yours. In every true sense of
the word, pursuing your pension is like chasing a mirage! There are so many
stories where pension funds have been embezzled or better still, belated in
payment. People can defraud you of your pension but never of your
passion—you’re the only one that can defraud yourself of your passion. The
story of dedicated people that died in long queues while pursuing their pension
is both appalling and pathetic. Your pension should be an added advantage and
must never be the object of your pursuit.
Allow
me to say one prayer to you, it might be a bit hard to say amen, but
nevertheless; I will. My prayer to you all is that the Almighty God will
deliver you from being a salary earner into your passion and financial freedom.
Did I hear you say Amen!
“If
you don’t design your own life plan, chances are you’ll fall into someone
else’s plan. And guess what they have planned for you? Not much.”—Jim Rohn
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