Passion

Intrepid Homoludens · 12-21-2005, 08:34 PM

what is passion? what is it to you? do feel you should live with as much passion as humanly possible? can you exist without it?

lumi · 12-21-2005, 08:47 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

do feel you should live with as much passion as humanly possible?

No, I like to take rests and just be lazy sometimes.

Maquisard · 12-21-2005, 08:50 PM

By passion, do you mean suffering?

Intrepid Homoludens · 12-21-2005, 08:59 PM

Do you feel it means suffering? If so, why? Is only about suffering, then?

*Melanie68* · 12-21-2005, 09:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

what is passion? what is it to you? do feel you should live with as much passion as humanly possible? can you exist without it?

Passion to me is to live your life with as much joy as possible i.e. to see joy and splendor in as many things around you as possible. Obviously this wouldn't apply to everything you see.

I think you should live your life with as much passion as possible but sometimes there will be times when life is not going well and you may not have the same level but hopefully some can be found to get you through those times.

No, I couldn't exist without it. It helps me to get through the monotony that is life sometimes.

Maquisard · 12-21-2005, 09:17 PM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

Do you feel it means suffering? If so, why? Is only about suffering, then?

As in, the movie?

lumi · 12-21-2005, 09:20 PM

I don't have much of an answer as to what passion is for me. Right now I'm leaning towards exploring new places and trying new things. I don't like the same ol', same ol'; I need change. I want to experience fun things. I suppose my influences for this right now are Kate Walker, Indiana Jones, and Ewan McGregor. The first two I'm sure you're all familiar with, but I should mention that Ewan had a show called Long Way Round, which had him ride a motorcycle across the whole Northern Hemisphere.

My dreams are always changing, so I don't know what I'll end up doing. Right now it would be travelling on my own, and meeting new people. I'd also like to go on some long trek in a place like Antarctica.

As the question of existing without it, I think some have it more than others. I see lots of people that seem to have boring lifes, but maybe that's because their passion is different from mine.

Sage · 12-21-2005, 10:11 PM

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Originally Posted by Melanie68

Passion to me is to live your life with as much joy as possible i.e. to see joy and splendor in as many things around you as possible. Obviously this wouldn't apply to everything you see.

I think you should live your life with as much passion as possible but sometimes there will be times when life is not going well and you may not have the same level but hopefully some can be found to get you through those times.

No, I couldn't exist without it. It helps me to get through the monotony that is life sometimes.

^ What she said.

Intrepid Homoludens · 12-21-2005, 10:13 PM

"i want to be drunk. and i want to make you drunk...because i'm intimidated by you." - Henry & June

samIamsad · 12-21-2005, 10:55 PM

^ getting it on in a nutshell?

"I never wanna say my best days are behind me" (Jonah Matranga)

MoriartyL · 12-22-2005, 12:20 AM

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Originally Posted by Intrepid Homoludens

what is passion? what is it to you? do feel you should live with as much passion as humanly possible? can you exist without it?

What do you think?

Ninth · 12-22-2005, 12:45 AM

I'm a passionate guy; I get angry, or sad, or joyful, or enthused really quickly, even though I usually keep it all inside, letting it out by outbursts.
It can be great, or painful, but that's what's keeping me going.

Karmillo · 12-22-2005, 01:17 AM

Always wondered where it got its name from though

Starflux · 12-22-2005, 01:19 AM

I regard myself as a passionate guy as well; as in that I give in to emotions heavily, by choice. For me, passion is doing everything you do with enthusiasm and spirit. When we're talking about love, that's a different thing altogether. Of course I can get into the moment, but love has become something so precarious for me (due to endless media portrayal of what it's supposed to be) that I don't have a clue what I feel and what love is. I think it'll take a decade before I figure that one out.

But you know what; I like it that way. I'll have new things to discover all my life; what could be nicer?

Wormsie · 12-22-2005, 02:53 AM

Passion for me is trying to resist everyday apathy, the I-can't-do-anything-right-in-my-life-where's-the-beer? -sort of apathy. Or resisting cynism.

Dasilva · 12-22-2005, 03:31 AM

For me, passion is happiness and living your life to the fullest. Do those things you always wanted to do and do all the things you love to do more often. Life is way too short, you must saver every moment, you never know if tomorow will ever come. Always repair friendships and relations before it makes you feel worse in the future, I guess thats what passion is all about, happyness and caring.

After talking about all this mushy stuff I think Im going to listen to a sad song and cry.

Fairygdmther · 12-22-2005, 03:36 AM

Maybe I'm going to seem old and jaded, but passion to me is overdone emotionalism. Do you find passion in deciding what to have for breakfast? or getting stuck in traffic going to work? or in shovelling the snow that the plows keep blocking your driveway with?

Yes, I can appreciate the flowers, and the scent of new-mown grass. I love the fog and the ocean in all its moods. Does this make me passionate? No, it makes me alive and aware. I can be passionate in love-making, but only just enthusiastic about other things. Beyond enthusiasm lies melodrama, and I am not that, ever, if I can help it.

Lynsie

colpet · 12-22-2005, 04:26 AM

Passion for me is like the flare up of a flame, or better yet, an exclamation point. If one were passionate all the time, it would be too intense. I think it reflects a peak of heightened emotion, enabling getting the most from any experience.

Ninth · 12-22-2005, 04:53 AM

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or getting stuck in traffic going to work?

If I'm listening to some great music, then yes.

Passion can be found anywhere, really.

*natalia* · 12-22-2005, 06:46 AM

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Originally Posted by colpet

Passion for me is like the flare up of a flame, or better yet, an exclamation point. If one were passionate all the time, it would be too intense. I think it reflects a peak of heightened emotion, enabling getting the most from any experience.

I love this. Passion adds bright spots of color into my life. I may have been constantly seeking that one grand passion when I was younger, but now, I feel like I'm mostly seeking peace. I long for that calm, quiet place in the middle of the storm of this often chaotic life.

bleah -- even I sapped myself out with that

But seriously, I'm more on the peaceful bench than the passion-seeking bench at this point in my life.

12-21-2005, 08:34 PM	#1
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12-21-2005, 08:59 PM	#4
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	Do you feel it means suffering? If so, why? Is only about suffering, then? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

12-21-2005, 09:20 PM	#7
lumi Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Washington, USA Posts: 2,120	I don't have much of an answer as to what passion is for me. Right now I'm leaning towards exploring new places and trying new things. I don't like the same ol', same ol'; I need change. I want to experience fun things. I suppose my influences for this right now are Kate Walker, Indiana Jones, and Ewan McGregor. The first two I'm sure you're all familiar with, but I should mention that Ewan had a show called Long Way Round, which had him ride a motorcycle across the whole Northern Hemisphere. My dreams are always changing, so I don't know what I'll end up doing. Right now it would be travelling on my own, and meeting new people. I'd also like to go on some long trek in a place like Antarctica. As the question of existing without it, I think some have it more than others. I see lots of people that seem to have boring lifes, but maybe that's because their passion is different from mine. Share Share this post on Twitter

12-21-2005, 10:13 PM	#9
Intrepid Homoludens merely human Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Chicago Posts: 22,309	"i want to be drunk. and i want to make you drunk...because i'm intimidated by you." - Henry & June Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ platform: laptop, iPhone 3Gs \| gaming: x360, PS3, psp, iPhone, wii \| blog: a space alien \| book: the moral landscape: how science can determine human values by sam harris \| games: l.a.noire, portal 2, brink, dragon age 2, heavy rain \| sites: NPR, skeptoid, gaygamer \| music: ray lamontagne, adele, washed out, james blake \| twitter: a_space_alien

12-21-2005, 10:55 PM	#10
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12-22-2005, 12:45 AM	#12
Ninth Senior Member Join Date: Nov 2003 Location: Paris, France Posts: 6,409	I'm a passionate guy; I get angry, or sad, or joyful, or enthused really quickly, even though I usually keep it all inside, letting it out by outbursts. It can be great, or painful, but that's what's keeping me going. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ ...It's down there somewhere. Let me have another look.

12-22-2005, 01:17 AM	#13
Karmillo woof Join Date: Jul 2005 Location: NOT REALLY RIGHT HERE Posts: 4,750	Always wondered where it got its name from though Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ "I've got nothing to lose! Except for...well everything."

12-22-2005, 01:19 AM	#14
Starflux A Servicable Villain Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: the ocean spire Posts: 1,730	I regard myself as a passionate guy as well; as in that I give in to emotions heavily, by choice. For me, passion is doing everything you do with enthusiasm and spirit. When we're talking about love, that's a different thing altogether. Of course I can get into the moment, but love has become something so precarious for me (due to endless media portrayal of what it's supposed to be) that I don't have a clue what I feel and what love is. I think it'll take a decade before I figure that one out. But you know what; I like it that way. I'll have new things to discover all my life; what could be nicer? Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Visit my webcomic Captain August!

12-22-2005, 02:53 AM	#15
Wormsie Doctor Watson Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: The Catacombs Posts: 4,736	Passion for me is trying to resist everyday apathy, the I-can't-do-anything-right-in-my-life-where's-the-beer? -sort of apathy. Or resisting cynism. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Don't worry, I'm a doctor.

12-22-2005, 03:31 AM	#16
Dasilva Hitch-Hiker Join Date: Oct 2005 Location: The Mediterranean Sea Posts: 4,364	For me, passion is happiness and living your life to the fullest. Do those things you always wanted to do and do all the things you love to do more often. Life is way too short, you must saver every moment, you never know if tomorow will ever come. Always repair friendships and relations before it makes you feel worse in the future, I guess thats what passion is all about, happyness and caring. After talking about all this mushy stuff I think Im going to listen to a sad song and cry. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Regards, DaSilva "If you don't get out of the box you've been raised in, you won't understand how much bigger the world is." - Angelina Jolie _ <Susan falls through the floor and gets stuck> <Paco looks at her blankly> "Whats wrong with you?! Lassy would of had a firetruck here by now!" - Susan Mayer, Desperate Housewives

12-22-2005, 03:36 AM	#17
Fairygdmther Magic Wand Waver Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Sarasota, Florida Posts: 3,142	Maybe I'm going to seem old and jaded, but passion to me is overdone emotionalism. Do you find passion in deciding what to have for breakfast? or getting stuck in traffic going to work? or in shovelling the snow that the plows keep blocking your driveway with? Yes, I can appreciate the flowers, and the scent of new-mown grass. I love the fog and the ocean in all its moods. Does this make me passionate? No, it makes me alive and aware. I can be passionate in love-making, but only just enthusiastic about other things. Beyond enthusiasm lies melodrama, and I am not that, ever, if I can help it. Lynsie Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Nothing can bring you peace but yourself. Ralph Waldo Emerson

12-22-2005, 04:26 AM	#18
colpet Easily amused Join Date: Sep 2003 Location: Ontario, Canada Posts: 1,091	Passion for me is like the flare up of a flame, or better yet, an exclamation point. If one were passionate all the time, it would be too intense. I think it reflects a peak of heightened emotion, enabling getting the most from any experience. Share Share this post on Twitter __________________ Occasionally visiting Uru Live (KI 00637228).

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