A couple months ago I was asked by someone I was getting to know, if I thought of myself as a passionate person. I replied, “Yeah I think so.” But afterwards I was thinking about it and wondering what “passion” meant to me. I thought I knew what the meaning was, but decided to look it up in the dictionary (always a good idea if you want to know what something means) and I got many different things.
Intense emotions such as love, joy, hatred or anger,
Strong sexual desires,
Outburst of emotions such as rage, hatred or jealousy,
Intense enthusiasm for something,
Object of someone’s intense interest.
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But the most interesting thing about this word for me is what it really means, its original meaning, which is still used in its context today as well. Passion originally meant the suffering of Jesus from the last super up through the crucifixion, thus the naming of Mel Gibson’s movie, The Passion.
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But to really experience passion to it’s full, there would need to be the element of love, desire, intensity and enthusiasm, along side the feelings of suffering. Is it really suffering though if we do it in Christ’s name? Is that why love so often hurts? I think its part of it.
So to answer my friends question more thoroughly, as to if I am a passionate person. Yes! – I do believe I am. I have had a life filled with love, desires, enthusiasm and intensity…along with the times of loss, suffering and disappointments. All of these make up my life which I live with PASSION!
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10 comments:
Passion... good word!
Very well said, I couldn't agree more!
Sigh.....sounds like the man has passion. Well said!!
Life ain't worth living if it isn't lived with Passion, especially if its a life lived for Jesus...the Lord of Passion, who was passionate both in his life and especially in his death.
Keep that passion alive, never let it die.
I like passionfruit.
;)
smile for me:
'Yes! – I do believe I am.' very passionate person too!
well put
Nyx,
I like passion fruit also. In Hawaii they make "lilikoi butter" out of passion fruit...it's the only kind of butter I like.
I think that without passion things would be so boring! nice post
I love the beach shot---Nice!
yes, great beach shot! Where did u get it?
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