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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
What say you? Do you have a Passion (keeping with the above definition)? If so, what is it? How do you view people without a passion?
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YOU asked how others view people who do not have a passion. When I answered your queston you faulted me for an honest answer.
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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
This is how it was framed as the definition of having a Passion in life. So this is the working hypothesis I was hoping the thread would go from so that we're all on the same page in how we're defining, having a passion.?
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There is already a definition for the word. You can refine but not redefine it. I answered based on the common defination of the term passion.
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Originally Posted by Bro. Robbins
Someone also asked about "obligations". Life is full of them! Life isn't about being happy and enjoying yourself, sometimes you get to do those things, and sometimes you don't. We are here for His Glory and His purpose, our agenda, wants, desires and even happiness are far down on the list most of the time. We're here to do right and be kingdom minded, not have a good time.
MY WHOLE POINT OF THE THREAD... is... working within the confines of the definition that my acquaintance provided, I answered them that I don't have a passion. And from that, this person seemed to infer that everyone MUST have a passion in life, or somehow they are less fullfilled in life. And I just don't buy that.
Maybe just living is enough in itself for some of us, and we don't need the luxury of having a "passion" in life. Possibly???????
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You will find that no matter YOUR WHOLE POINT, when you post in a public forum you will get many points of view. You have to learn to stop seeing any that are not in agreement with yours as a personal affront. Or post as some others have that you only want opinions that agree with yours and list your rules in advance so we do not get confused. To come back later to say how we did not meet your expectations is not fair.
My point was and is that if something is seen as obligatory it often loses it's joy. I raised five children. Having myself been raised in foster care I was well aware that it was not something I HAD to do. I did it because I loved being a mother and I loved them. I never felt 'obligated' I felt blessed. I would consider that I was very passionate about being a good mother.
About the grass growing, which you seem to have a hard time believing I am passionate about... I read Stockman magizine, and books like All Flesh is Grass. I buy special seed, I spend hours and days deciding which clovers, grasses, legumes, etc. will make my pastures good enough to raise cattle who do not require supplementation of commercial grain. It is a passion and seeing it come to fruition with lush greenery that sucuessfully does what I planned for it to do is satisfying beyond measure. If that is not a passion, you will need to again redefine what the rules are for that term in your world.