Ron Jeffries on Passion
“I was born for passion, passion in my work and the people relating to it.”
Thanks to James Pott for showing me this wonderful piece on passion by Ron Jeffries.
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‘crackle of real passion’ what a great line!
I’ve always found the question “What is your passion” to be one of the hardest to answer.
Such a simple question, but incredibally difficult and revealing to answer.
….so what is your passion Abhijit ? :)
ambrosimsu
October 31, 2006 at 2:10 pm
You’re right about the question being hard to answer. I think the difficulty is because:
* The question as phrased implies you must choose one thing only
* To consciously know (and articulate) our passions requires deep reflection, I believe this is because passion is driven by our unconscious
I don’t want to “lock in” one choice, and I certainly haven’t reflected enough to know what my passion is with certainty but I think I understand myself sufficiently to describe one thing I am currently passionate about: The pirsuit of ways to channel and realise the creative potential of people working together.
What about you, what is your passion?
Abhijit
November 5, 2006 at 10:19 am
elegant solutions to interesting problems, thought-provoking art, politics, music and sport all appeal to me
it is the potential to cause a positive or negative impact that gets me passionate – i’m a wannabe anarchist with a mellow temperament
ambrosimus
November 15, 2006 at 9:58 am