One thing which is easy to spot: some people are highly
motivated, determined, and disciplined in the things they do. So what fuels
this motivation?
I arrive at two things: faith, and passion.
The faith I mean here is simply religious faith, of any
religion. My belief is aligned with the agnostic-atheist thinking, which
basically mean I don’t believe in religion. However, my point here is not about
whether god exists, which religion is true, blah, blah, blah. I have a good
share of that debate. My point is, having faith gives amazing strength to a
person. Quoting a common line heard in my secondary school days as they go major
rugby competitions: “If god is with us, who can be against us?” This roughly
sums up the idea. As much as I hate to admit, this faith is indeed powerful.
This faith in god empowers a person to believe the “I can do it” concept.
A valid point raised by a friend as I told him about this
concept: “Not all successful people are religious”. Yes, good point, but that’s
not my point, my point is: faith can drive people to success.
Okay, so having said that I have an agnostic-atheist belief,
acquiring faith is extremely unlikely, and I went on to explore the “non-religious”
people. You see, the people I mix around with, they’re some pretty awesome
people. I have a friend who is a volunteer at Red Cross. I have a friend who is
a volunteer for MINDS. I have a friend who is a scout, and stayed with that CCA
for many years. I have a friend who was a dedicated rugby player, went on to
being a rugby coach, and recently featured on international news. Being a
mercenary, I do not believe in volunteerism, CCA, or anything along that line.
It’s just a waste of time. But taking one step back to analyze what keeps these
people doing what they do, I see the thing called “passion”. My 2 volunteer
friends have passion in helping people, and my other 2 friends who are committed
to their CCAs have passion in the very thing they do.
What do I have passion in? Money? Probably. I’m not saying
that money is a bad fuel for passion, but it’s just that after so long, it
feels hollow to be doing things just for money. I know this contradicts several
things which I have talked about before, but after so long, I need to start
being true to myself.
I have yet to find the answer to my passion, it is not
something which you can acquire overnight. And finding your passion is tough,
especially after worshiping money for so long, you develop a “f**k this, it
aint worth the trouble” attitude to everything which is not lucrative. Now, for
those reading this, don’t expect to be asking flavors from me, I will show you
the finger. I’m not saying that money is not important, I’m just admitting that
it may not be the most important thing, and I probably knew it all along.
