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I thought, 'No, that's not what I want; I just want to "go out there to be a friend."'That's why I would get a job, go to school, go to church, go sing Karaoke, etc.; 'to be a friend.'
So I'm not an active friend (i.e. one who goes out & does things to help others 'because I am their friend'); I'm a passive friend ...
But I've already done the word "passive!" I go to change it–maybe to edit it out of the post about my passive-aggressive reactions to my depressing situation–but I look at it in that post and see that it's rooted in (or maybe shares a root with) passion.
'That word' (below-hyperlinked to page I use to passively/with-passion 'interact' with the worldwide media) is built on an even-deeper source ... something crucial that firms the foundation upon which our lexicon stands ...
The word “Passion” is built on ancient words that mean "that which must be Endured" (Suffering (of the Martyrs), 'the state of being |Affected or -Acted upon by something External' (where it's linked with Passive)).
Of course I think of 'the passion of The Christ' (the cause of original events spoken of in The Bible, not the movie that was named after that cause). What is He praised-for there? Not so much 'His Glorious Reaction' (basically just 'lying dead for a few days, then reappearing, seeing a few people and ascending into the Heavens'), but rather 'the terrible things that were done to Him throughout the day leading up to His burial!'
So why does 'passion' imply an aggressive action (or reaction) done by the passionate one? ... possibly because the 'passionate' action is actually "a delayed reaction to 'slings-&-arrows' or 'tempting come-hither's or 'minor insults' or 'small favors' or 'little injustices' acquired and saved-up over a long duration, all repaid in one concentrated effort!"
Reminds me of 'the way the HACKERS amassed an instant fortune—taking less-than-half-a-percent-of-a-cent from billions of bank-accounts, they managed to put together all the money they needed to ... I don't know—bank-roll Doctors Without Borders? (it's been a long time since I last saw the Angelina Jolie/Matthew Lillard/Jonny Lee Miller/Fisher Stevens masterpiece).
Maybe that's what I should focus-on ... just as Lord Jesus didn't 'suddenly become The Christ "at the 39th lash" or -at some other arbitrary point in His suffering, one's 'passion for (whatever they do)' doesn't 'suddenly appear out of nowhere!'
For example: Take country-music icon Garth Brooks—his major concerts are "Events," and several of his songs are traditional anthems (especially in his home-state, where our NBA-team is practically named-after one of those songs!
(sure, we all know that the weather-pattern (used in the NBA-team's name) is powerful on its own–and the deity Thor might be a little jealous of our use of his creation's name without honor given to him–but its rumble wouldn't hold such in our minds if Garth Brooks didn't tell us how it rolls deep within a scorned woman's heart!)
But none of those Events nor songs exist in a vacuum—they are each 'an outburst' of the passion he built up with 'decades-&-decades of years-&-years of weeks-&-weeks of days-&-days of hours-&-hours of minutes-&-minutes of seconds-&-seconds' of practice on "that passion"—playing in dive-bars/honky-tonks/backyard-barbecues/above-ground-pool-parties, hours of recording-takes erased ...
(I know you probably got the point after two-or-three 'duration-&-duration's, but I think the point of the point was that 'the passion takes more than the passionate one has to show for it.')
I have a passion (I mentioned above)—it manifests itself in performance (singing, a little stage-magic/acting ... the main reason I write (other than 'to get my demons (unhealthy feelings) out') is 'to share my performed writing with any who can read it'),
my passion might manifest itself in leadership (the closest I've ever gotten to 'leadership positions' could be my status as oldest brother of my brother & sister, -my 'terms' as first-chair violin in my elementary-, middle- and high-school orchestras, -my brief period as Assistant Drum-Major of my high-school marching-band or -my service as tutor to a few students).
If I had to 'identify' (put a name on) my passion, I'd call it "Righteousness." Not 'niceness,' but "Being Right." (I think of the line from Into the Woods: "You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad; you're just 'nice.' I'm not good, I'm not nice; I'm just Right.") I get a 'thrill' from knowing the truth that's different from 'the lies that everyone is taught are true' (misconceptions that are commonly believed, which are "ruined" by scholars all over the Internet ... notably Penn-&-Teller & Adam Conover etc.)
I like to direct people (at least -by example) along The Better Path—one of my lifelong anthems is Loch Lomond ("Oh ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road; and I'll be in Scotland `afore ye!...").
I think that's the idea behind Christian Discipleship—oh, it's important that you 'Love Yahweh with all your Heart, Mind & Soul' and that you 'Believe on Yahweh's Only Begotten Son' and that you 'Love your Neighbor as they should Love You'; but Christ's call-to-action (given in The Great Commission) was "Disciple," not 'bring me servants' or 'make sure people believe' or 'anything else'
(oh, the English says "Go, Teach, Baptize"; but I've heard that–in the original language (Aramaic Hebrew? Greek?)–the verb-forms were secondary to the verb 'Disciple' ... the other verbs being more like "Having Gone" (or "As you Go"), and "Baptizing" & (in the next verse) "Teaching.")
For example: Take country-music icon Garth Brooks—his major concerts are "Events," and several of his songs are traditional anthems (especially in his home-state, where our NBA-team is practically named-after one of those songs!
(sure, we all know that the weather-pattern (used in the NBA-team's name) is powerful on its own–and the deity Thor might be a little jealous of our use of his creation's name without honor given to him–but its rumble wouldn't hold such in our minds if Garth Brooks didn't tell us how it rolls deep within a scorned woman's heart!)
But none of those Events nor songs exist in a vacuum—they are each 'an outburst' of the passion he built up with 'decades-&-decades of years-&-years of weeks-&-weeks of days-&-days of hours-&-hours of minutes-&-minutes of seconds-&-seconds' of practice on "that passion"—playing in dive-bars/honky-tonks/backyard-barbecues/above-ground-pool-parties, hours of recording-takes erased ...(I know you probably got the point after two-or-three 'duration-&-duration's, but I think the point of the point was that 'the passion takes more than the passionate one has to show for it.')
I have a passion (I mentioned above)—it manifests itself in performance (singing, a little stage-magic/acting ... the main reason I write (other than 'to get my demons (unhealthy feelings) out') is 'to share my performed writing with any who can read it'),
my passion might manifest itself in leadership (the closest I've ever gotten to 'leadership positions' could be my status as oldest brother of my brother & sister, -my 'terms' as first-chair violin in my elementary-, middle- and high-school orchestras, -my brief period as Assistant Drum-Major of my high-school marching-band or -my service as tutor to a few students).
If I had to 'identify' (put a name on) my passion, I'd call it "Righteousness." Not 'niceness,' but "Being Right." (I think of the line from Into the Woods: "You're so nice. You're not good, you're not bad; you're just 'nice.' I'm not good, I'm not nice; I'm just Right.") I get a 'thrill' from knowing the truth that's different from 'the lies that everyone is taught are true' (misconceptions that are commonly believed, which are "ruined" by scholars all over the Internet ... notably Penn-&-Teller & Adam Conover etc.)I like to direct people (at least -by example) along The Better Path—one of my lifelong anthems is Loch Lomond ("Oh ye'll take the high road and I'll take the low road; and I'll be in Scotland `afore ye!...").
I think that's the idea behind Christian Discipleship—oh, it's important that you 'Love Yahweh with all your Heart, Mind & Soul' and that you 'Believe on Yahweh's Only Begotten Son' and that you 'Love your Neighbor as they should Love You'; but Christ's call-to-action (given in The Great Commission) was "Disciple," not 'bring me servants' or 'make sure people believe' or 'anything else'
(oh, the English says "Go, Teach, Baptize"; but I've heard that–in the original language (Aramaic Hebrew? Greek?)–the verb-forms were secondary to the verb 'Disciple' ... the other verbs being more like "Having Gone" (or "As you Go"), and "Baptizing" & (in the next verse) "Teaching.")
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