Passion

I am sitting in my living room watching Larry King. His interview is based on a new movie called Conviction. The story surrounds a woman who went to law school to fight for her brother's freedom. It brings me back to something I think about very often.... Passion.

The word has become a buzzword for our times and I am not sure if I know what it really means. Whatever it means, I know that I need it. I think we all need it. We all need something to live for and having something to live for can change our whole life. I came from a culture where people do the right things and do what they need to do. I think as important as that is, we all need to spend some time thinking about what really sparks something in us and why?

I look back at my life in the US and I see how much it would have helped me to have really considered my passion instead of just going after what I had already been exposed to or what would make me money. Over the next couple of weeks I will interview some of my friends who love what they do and feel that they have something to live for and others who make a lot of money yet feel like they are dying inside. It is possible to have both so keep reading.

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