There is this girl that i don't really know, she got me thinking today.
Despite of failing, she keeps trying to clear exams to become a bureaucrat. Now one may think that she is very committed to her ambition, and that's good right?
But what if your obsession is not your passion?
Personally i know people who work very hard to be something they didn't really choose to be, it may be anything, a job they didn't want to be in, a relationship that should be over by now...anything really. But there is no passion in it, just an insane obsession of 'making it happen'. This obsession, kind of makes you committed to things/people that you are not passionate about.
We know we need to be a little obsessive to truly appreciate the things we are passionate about, but what if you are doing it because you feel 'it is the right thing to do' or 'it will make my parents happy' or any other reasons like that.
When does being a good person who cares about their parents view, or a practical person who thinks a job can save his/her life starts to be an obsession that slowly kills all that passion they have, bubbling to come out and manifest itself like you once dreamed of it to be?
Something to think about.
And about that girl, whether she is following her passion or obsession, i really don't know. Like i said in the very beginning, i don't know her....so no judgements there.
Despite of failing, she keeps trying to clear exams to become a bureaucrat. Now one may think that she is very committed to her ambition, and that's good right?
But what if your obsession is not your passion?
Personally i know people who work very hard to be something they didn't really choose to be, it may be anything, a job they didn't want to be in, a relationship that should be over by now...anything really. But there is no passion in it, just an insane obsession of 'making it happen'. This obsession, kind of makes you committed to things/people that you are not passionate about.
We know we need to be a little obsessive to truly appreciate the things we are passionate about, but what if you are doing it because you feel 'it is the right thing to do' or 'it will make my parents happy' or any other reasons like that.
When does being a good person who cares about their parents view, or a practical person who thinks a job can save his/her life starts to be an obsession that slowly kills all that passion they have, bubbling to come out and manifest itself like you once dreamed of it to be?
Something to think about.
And about that girl, whether she is following her passion or obsession, i really don't know. Like i said in the very beginning, i don't know her....so no judgements there.
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