Thursday, August 15, 2013

If it makes you happy.

Passion is great. It compels us to do good, learn new things, be more active and fulfill a sense of purpose. However, passion is only one piece of the puzzle when it comes to love and sincerity. Though passion may drive us, it rarely alone leads us to the finish line. The other missing quality we need is commitment. Since passion is really an emotional feeling, it often leads us to poor decisions if we do not keep it in check. Take for example a marriage, the lustful feelings of passion you have (or in many cases once had) for a person leads you to start a relationship, date, make love or do nearly anything to retain those wonderful feeling you have for that person. But when it comes to the wedding day, you must complete this "love" for your spouse by making a commitment. Today, mainstream media, consumerism, and society as a whole leads us to believe that we should always just do what make us happy, or what I like to call live in passion. Unfortunately though this often leads to divorce in a marriage, because after the first year, feelings of passion for your partner become scarce (if we are being honest). The point in all of this, is that if you do nothing but live in the moment, do everything with passion (or what makes you happy) and have no commitment for what you are doing. You will always find yourself disappointed. So have passion, do what makes you happy, but remember that coming full circle always requires commitment. Passion and commitment in everything you do will lead you to true happiness.

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