Monday, October 21, 2013

The Grinch that Stole Passion


Passion. It’s a funny concept. Passion, calling, gift, vocation . . . over-used, lackluster terms nearing a drought of meaning. Calling and gift smack of evangelical necessities.
Vocation may follow in suit.
Passion? Passion is intense.
Left with passion and vocation, I judge one intense and the other stoic.
‘Tis my vocation . . . Serious business.
What is your passion? Extroverted interrogation to find the inner key to a happy, successful, meaningful life. Passion. My passion? Passion. Compassion. I get that.
Passion. Phooey. Vocation. Phbt. Life?
Life without either, oh probably slow and unfulfilling. Bugging about disinterested and tired. 
With? Don’t ask me; I don’t know.
Do you like green eggs and ham?
Yep, that’s what I hear when asked for a passion presumably packaged in my pocket.
No. I do not like green eggs and ham. 
I do not like them, Sam I am.