Passion

A friend of mine had attended an interview. The HR person asked him what his passion was. He said that he was a philatelomaniac(a stamp collector). It sounds so fancy and nice but this is not a happy ending story. It so happened that the interviewer was a stamp collector too. What an twist in the tale for my friend. Sadly his collection of stamps was not as extensive as the inquirer. He was flabbergasted when he was questioned on his so called passion. Hes was interrogated about stamps of countries he never knew existed. He was tongue tied. He was rejected. The argument was placed that he who is not complete in his passion; what else would he be complete in?

The question was fair in a second persons point of view. But i truly feel sorry for my buddy. It would have all gone smooth if not for the mishap that the interrogator himself shared a common passion. Sad ending I must tell. But this has shed light on another issue. Most of us claim to love something but are quiet clueless about it.

Let us ask our-self "What is my hobby?"; most of us will have answers to the question but how true are we to it? Take me for instance my passion is writing but I am not adept at it. I am still am amateur.

First we all must understand what passion means. "strong feeling or desire; love; ardor towards something or someone." The above stated is an hand picked meaning from the dictionary which just tells what passion is to a lay man. But it is not all that simple to explain.

Most people in India are crazy over cricket. I can be considered as a passion. There are people who can say in which match when and where Sachin Tendulkar made his first century. They would know it like the back of their hand. This can be added to the list of passion because there are people who would skip reading for a semester exam to watch a test cricket. there are people who know the name of the ex coach of the New Zealand team better that that of their nephew's name. So on the list is endless.

I am not criticizing all. There are a blessed few who take their hobby seriously and devote heart and soul to it. Hat off to all of them. But again another question popped up. "Is a passion mandatory?" Well honestly speaking no it is not necessary it like having a dog. It is your wish but if you own one then it give both joy and responsibility. Nothing in life comes easy. Especially mastery over a passion that does not yield money in any form. Any passion promises to deliver happiness of having spent quality time with something you so truly love.

One article I had read stated that people who have a hobby do not drink or smoke as much as those who don't have a passion. So get busy find something you love and cannot live without. I found mine(Writing).