Passion is beautiful

I couldn't sleep. (what else is new).
I laid down for bed and decided to read a short story...
At the end of it I smiled and said,

"This person writes beautifully..."

And it sort of just hit me like a ton of bricks.

I used to say:

"I have a thing for dancers"

"I have a thing for artists"

"I have a thing for guitarists"

And I realize in a way i was right but in a way I was wrong.

I have a thing for 'passion'.

To me....passion is what makes you beautiful.

Now i'm not dismissing other determining factors of attraction by any means. I do think physical attraction still plays a part. (it sure as hell does with me and I've got the backbone to admit it). But when it comes to the nonphyiscal parts of things I can sum it all up in just that word.

You could be as gorgeous as adonis himself or aphrodite herself, but that doesn't mean your outter beauty will make up for your lack of inner substance if you're dumb as a brick or lacking passion. And I'm not sure why there are people who insist that just because someone -admits- that looks play a part that they'll fall for any dumb jock. Get over yourself.

but beside the point....

Passion is strength
Passion is intelligence
Passion is determination
Passion is the ability to love
Passion is dedication

It's the only attribute that when applied correctly is the cumulative result of many put together.

To be passionate about something is to love whatever it is.
Is to be strong enough to be dedicated to being all you can be towards it.
To do the research required to MAKE yourself all you can be.
You have to be determined...to do that research.
And by doing that research you gain knowledge along the way...making you intelligent.

And I can see how I made the mistake of attributing my love for those with a -passion-, as my love for someone with a skill.
Because a skill does not start off a skill. It starts as a talent and only by putting hours of time into that talent...because you are passionate about it...does it become a SKILL.

Passion walks the line alongside obsession, with perfect balance.
Passion and motivation are intertwined.

And it's knowing these things that I feel a passionate person has every innate capability to being a great lover to whoever they choose to be with.

Passion is the thing someone talks about when they say 'there's just something about you..'

And it's also why I believe a passionate person can never be with someone who has no passion for anything.
I know I can't.

Why would I want to be with someone who will only watch as I progress rather than doing so with me?

Complacency is the paper that burns within the fire of passion.


But mind you:

"applied correctly..."

Being passionate about something that will take you somewhere, that can bring others happiness, that can better you or someone around you. That is passion applied correctly.

"Passion walks the line alongside obsession, with perfect balance..."

When it's something that is actually only eating away at you and causing others around you to become concerned...that is when it's obsession.

The difference:

Aspiring to be a professional gamer can be a passion.
Loving WoW, going no where with it, not doing research, sitting in your house okay with going nowhere in life? That's obsession.

Wanting to go into pharmacy can be a passion.
Hustling on the streets with the threat of going to jail? That's obsession.

I felt the need to point this out because there will always be some idjit who feels the need to raise their hand and go:
"well...im passionate about call of duty....is that sexy?"