Passion. What a driving force. It would seem like these teenagers have lost their minds but what about the rest of us? When anything is new it is sensational. A sensational craze. Finding oneself at the beginning of life wondering who you are and identifying with what makes you tick. Exploring a new world and finding ourselves we do in music. It would seem the opposite that one loses themselves but we are talking about identity and what we identify ourselves with.
Music is one of our main reference points that gives us some clear definition in the middle of the confusion. Which makes me smirk to think that some people think the music itself is utter confusion. How could you find anything in all that noise? But we do. I may not know much but I know what I like. And I can't be completely alien, although I feel like it sometimes, because I toatally get this and so do alot of other people. So now we're talking about a sense of belonging. Yes of course we are. There are many facets to us. We do want to belong and have a sense of identity and purpose and music is only one way we do that. To have passion about one thing means you can have passion about another.
The Purpose Driven Life by Rick Warren is a huge best seller. Why? Because people want their lives to matter. If music was enough then people wouldn't be seeking information from persons such as Rick Warren on how to do that. A passion it can be can but it is not all we need. As we grow and mature and find that these things aren't enough the passion does simmer down. Not that we ever lose interest. I still enjoy music today and I am no longer a teenager. But for my life to take shape and definition I simply need more. We've all heard of the identity crisis some suffer with. Well, I think that at times we all go through that on some level. I found Mr. Warrens book very inspiring and helpful in redirecting my focus. Although I was not suffering from an identity crisis I wanted to get the most out of my life while I am here. I want my life to count.
Music is great and it soothes the beast in me everyday but it would not be the overall connection I need to feel my life has been accomplished. Without music I could rear my children but not without love. Without music I could go about my daily routine but not without love. Can we interchange the term passion and love? Mel Gibson produced a film called The Passion of The Christ. The Bible says, For God so loved the world...John 3:16. Passion can definitely be called love. It is very deep and intense feelings. One of Websters definitions for passion is the sufferings of Jesus after the Last Supper continuing to His death on the cross. Now I know we love our music and claim to be passionate about it but not to the point of death! What kind of crazy love is that? That you would die for someone or something like that? Now we're talking. Thats what I think passion is like. To lay your life down for those you love. My chlidren have my passion, I would die for them. My music? No, I would not die for some guitar riffs. So many people give their lives to fleeting passions only to end up empty handed, broken hearted, and disparring. That is not true love or the nature of true passion. Notice we do not call it the lust of the Christ. To find true passion and love you must got to the source. God is the source, He has all you need. You will not end up empty handed, broken hearted, or disparring. He will fill you with His love overflowing and heal every wound that is hidden or open. You will experience love like you never have before and have a passion for life that you never thought possible. For God so loved you He gave His only begotten Son that whosoever believes will have eternal life. Believe and be healed.
That was a very intense and well written response to passion. I feel very similar to the way you do about passion and music. I love music, but I definitely love my family a lot more. How Bloom says that music is the only things we have a passion for and nothing else matters to us. I know that you definitely feel otherwise because music is not the only thing you love. Music is a big part of many individuals lives, but there are many other things that we our passionate about as well. I never heard about the author Mr. Warren, but I will check him out. Music wouldn’t mean anything to me without having love in my life because most of the songs I listen to are about love and happy moments. You had a very good point about the story of Jesus. The Passion of The Christ was an excellent movie and I really like how good it was produced. I don’t know if I would every give my life for someone that I don’t know, but I know that I would give it for my family. I would do anything for my father, brother’s, and sister’s. It takes a very strong will to do what Jesus did. I really like you summary of passion and I look forward to reading a lot more.
ReplyDeleteThis blog is so well written and is completely true. When thinking about what different passions people had I was having a hard time thinking about what a persons passion should really be. But after reading this it all makes so much more sense. Music can mean a lot to people but it should not be all they care about in life. A person’s passion should be deeper, for something more meaningful. Like their family and friends and even their own life. More people should try living their lives to make a difference and to do something that matters. I love listening to music but I realized that what I listen to usually has a bigger meaning to me in my life. It reflects on what has happened to me or to what I am trying to accomplish. I like using the music as a motivator to help me reach the goals I have set in my life. The book you mentioned and the ideas you learned from the book are very interesting, I am definitely going to look into this book and see what I get out of it. Thank you for the thoughts and ideas you expressed here, they have really made me think and I hope to use this new way of thinking to improve my own life.
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