Heroes Not Zombies

See the passion flower hiding behind these leaves?

This made me think about passion. Passion must be one of the KEY ingredients of a good life I think. What makes a good teacher? Their passion. OK, you need a lot more than passion, but my argument is that those who are passionate about their teaching, passionate about their students’ learning, are the best teachers. What makes a good doctor? Passion. Passionate about his or her patients. Passionate about people, and about healing. Yes, I agree, a doctor needs a lot of knowledge and skill, but without passion for their work, they really aren’t such good doctors.
You could say this about any profession I reckon. If you are a professional and you’re not passionate about what you do, you’re in the wrong profession!
You can also say this about creative people – artists, musicians, writers and so on. Without passion for life, and for their creativity, they just don’t create such great works.
Bland isn’t good.
“Whatever….!” isn’t good.
Long live passion!