This word has over societal changes, changes in the tides of generations and understanding, always been misunderstood to mean having love for something, a deep desire for a skill or trade or sport. It should not be held against humanity for the misunderstanding of the meaning of certain words, for while we all seek for understanding, we most times do not find it eventually.
The word 'passion' referred to "a deep, strong emotion towards anything or anyone" that thing that drives a footballer back to the pitch after undergoing a surgery for an injury sustained on the pitch, what's makes a writer constantly comeback to the keyboard or typewriter despite sore eyes, a tired mind and an empty pocket, that is what can be referred to as a passion. The emotional disposition by strength should not be misrespresented with the instinct to survive, that drives the security guard back to his post despite his loathing of the job, these both are dispositions of emotions, what varies or seperates them is the degree of push that each emotion gives . For while the force per disposition of passion is strongly felt, even to the point of loosing track with certain natural obligations, the force of that which would be the instinctual desire to survive does not drive the individual to the points of mental dissociations.
Being an emotion, it can be argued that passion could well be influenced by the disposition of emotion acted upon or felt at a period dependent on the strength of the emotion at the time which it Is felt, however a question may arise about the consistency of such said emotions per strength and the amount of reoccurrence as regards being called passion or not. Take Alvin and Kate for instance, Alvin has noticed a 'strong feeling' whenever he sees Kate, Alvin even knows the scent of Kate's perfume from a mile away, he knows the daily routine of Kate, he knows that she wakes up at 6 to start cleaning her apartment, 6:30 she's at the sink doing the dishes, the window which faces Alvins' from his own building, Alvin uses this time to watch Kate while he pretends to do imaginary dishes, sometimes the occasional 'good morning' might exchange and this sends shock waves through Alvins being. At 7:30 Kate is done and dressed for work and Alvin, a graphics designer, takes the moment to watch her leave her house and on to the road she walks to get a bus, by 5:30 Kate returns home, somedays its hard to get a bus or taxi to her stop, so she walks, on these days a 30minutes drive turns into an hours walk, and Alvin restlessly goes back and forth from his computer to the window, forgetting to eat or to even acknowledge the thirst that his anxiety has caused for him, until he sees the slow catlike walk of Kate from a distance, then he smiles and feels more at ease, the object of his deep desire has returned to calm him, ease his worry and make everything bright from the imaginary world that they share in Alvins beautifully crafted existence.
Alvins case is what most forensics would easily tag as a red flag bordering psychopathic disorders, this however is what shall term here the 'strong emotion or feeling towards a thing, person or activity'.
Is it 'passion' for the skill trade that has created serial killers over time? Would Alvins case be termed "obsession, infatuation or passion", or are they all in the same band wagon being driven with emotional speed by the stagecoach driver 'Emotion' first name 'Strong'? .
"Passion is energy. Feel the power that comes from focusing on what excites you" _ Oprah Winfrey.
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