Passion in Life
Having a passion in life is something that I have always been lucky enough to have, without giving it much thought. While I feel very passionate about my fiancee, I think it is important for everyone to have something else to live for than their partner. For me, it’s bikes. Downhill bikes, road bikes, cross country bikes, commuting bikes and so on. My life pretty much evolves around riding them, reading up on new ones, building bikes, cleaning and maintaining them, and helping out others who are looking for advice. Riding bikes isn’t a hobby to me – my life has grown around it!
Some people just have hobbies, while others are just so passionate about what they do – it’s instantly visible about how they feel.
Last weekend I caught up with my brother in law. The usual drinks and talking led us to his study where he had his keyboards hooked up to his computer and speakers – his little home studio. While he has played in a band in the past, this is his way of being about to make music on his own at any given time. Up until now I’d never really thought much about it. It just seemed as though it was something that he did, however when he was explaining everything to me I could just see it in the way he was talking – he really loves music, and has a real passion for it. We mucked around for about an hour with a few different sounds that sounded really cool at the time – not sure what they sound like sober though.
Another of my friends is right into his culture. It sounds like an odd one – culture, and it has visibly taken a few years for him to find himself, but it is obvious now that he has embraced the culture that he has grown up with, and experienced overseas while travelling, and defined it into cooking, eating, drinking and so on. I know others that enjoy eating and cooking, but his life really evolves around it. He spends his time making different flavoured spirits – to the point where he is growing special roses just to get the right flavour, and always has something new about food to tell me about whenever I see him.
In a world where no-one seems to have any direction, it’s nice to see some other people with such a strong passion. It gives you a purpose and a path to where you are heading, and if nothing else, makes day to day living that much sweeter!