Follow Your Passion

The passion project made me realize that I'm still lost in life. I have strayed off my path and got stuck in no man's land. People who are not doing what they feel passionate about are just going to suffer more in life than the people who like what they do in life. There are also many people in society that feel like they are being forced to do stuff they don't like. Whether it is peer pressure or the pressure of society, it still doesn't change the fact that lots of people are doing things they don't like. In the movie, a cast member named Tiffany said passion is what drives us. "It's something that drives you, that excites you, makes you feel good." I agree with her because if we are not doing what makes us happy because we are doing stuff that others want us to do. If we don't follow our dreams, hopes, and passions, then we'll end up working for someone else, someone that did follow their dreams, hopes, and passions. In order to make a difference in our society and to fulfill our goals, it is important to follow our passion. In the Passion Project, a member named Ray said he wants to do big things with his life. “I wanna I wanna help people; I wanna do big things in my life.” I think this statement is a good indicator that the younger generations want to break free from the old generation’s tyrannical judgments and do something with their lives. It is also an indicator that we want to follow our passion and become what we want to become. By doing what we like, we can come up with better ideas and think outside of the box to solve lots of problems, problems that could make the future a better place. That is why I believe following our passion is very important.

Passion is what everyone should have. Without it, we are just an empty shell that will be filled up with society's ideas. Those ideas will not be achieved without passion. It is the driving force within all of us that allows us to continue in our lives. Learning is a passion to everyone. It fills us up with hope and the desire to accomplish our goals. Emily, from the Passion Project movie, said "Learning about other cultures, other ideas, other people, learning in general is like a passion to me." No matter how difficult it is to learn about new stuff, it is always in us. The desire to learn is a human instinct that gives us passion. No matter what we do, we always try to learn new stuff. Like how to play sports, video games, cooking, or even how to edit their own blog. For instance, Andrew from the Passion Project movie said what kind of passion he has. “You know I always had this passion that I’d design the building, my brother engineers it, and my dad builds it.” I think being passionate about something is important and Andrew seems to be passionate about designing buildings. I believe we never stop learning and that is what gives us passion to continue. This movie made me think about all the struggles we have to go through just to follow our passion without losing to the negative criticism from others.

Link:  The Passion Project