Thread by @Mrpossidez

I don’t understand why some professionals say there’s no such thing as “passion”. They say stuff like “passion is anything that can be increase your bank account”.

It’s so obtuse. Being a successful professional doesn’t mean you have an understanding of how the world works.

First of all, defining passion along the lines of only money-making is clear evidence that you don’t understand what passion is all about. There are a lot billionaires who made money doing the things they were passionate about. The money doesn’t rule out passion itself.

It’s okay if you say that people can thrive where they’re not necessarily passionate about. That is true. Besides, passion is cultivated.

But to use your platform to preach that passion doesn’t exist is not only misleading, it’s painfully myopic.

Simple analogy: having passion for something is like loving a person. First, it’s not as explainable as people demand it to be. You feel strongly connected to it in a sentimental way.
And you don’t have to marry whom you love. Many people don’t. It’s the same way many people..

don’t end up doing what they’re passionate about. People end up making functional decisions and that’s what it is.

Some people leave certain jobs and go where they feel they can enjoy what they do. Like relationships too, some learn to develop passion while at the job.

The fact that people find it hard to explain why they’re passionate about football or music or art doesn’t mean it doesn’t exist.

“Dangote has no passion for cement”. You think people can’t be passionate about business? So daft. Why not use Bill Gates as an example?

Some people are not sensational. They can easily blend in and they make functional decisions every time. This is fine. Some others prefer to do things for which they sense some sentimental connection. This is also fine.

Using your bias to ridicule the other is alarmingly obtuse.