Thoughts on passion

I was reminded today about passion. No, I didn't spend my afternoon in front of some sordid movie, but rather, had about a one hour talk with a guy who lives with passion. And maybe it's because I'm a guy, but I want to live with passion also. I'm not content to simply sluff through life, paycheck to paycheck, week to week, watching my kids age, my hair gray, and my "wisdom" grow on account of my elderly status. I am, however, convinced that life is here to be lived - grabbed ahold of, and run with. Is life easy? No. But it is to be lived fully - because life is a gift.

And when your passion is put to use - it stirs passion in others.

Passion enables you to play basketball like Jordan.

Passion enables you to run like Eric Liddell (Chariots of Fire):


And passion enables you to sing like this:



All of this comes on the heels of watching one of the most stirring movies I've ever seen in my 28 years on earth. If you haven't seen "once", go rent it, go rent it right now, and let yourself be swept away. Music for Glen Hassard (the main guy) isn't simply a "fun thing to do" - it's passion, and it shows.

Passion. Without it lies the tame existence of the "eat, sleep, repeat" lifestyle. Without it, a man slowly becomes passive. Without it, a woman becomes deadened in her spirit. It's what every child is born with - what few humans die with - and what I desperately want to hold on to.

So I want to know - what are you passionate about?