Passion for Work

[DaveJ]

2. It's tough following your bliss, not trying to be negative.

I just do not want to make anyone believe they'll necessarily feel more fulfilled doing what they love to do. When the vast majority of people around me have a self-first attitude, it's tough, not fitting in, not being able to have a home, family, retirement, or travel, and instead just isolation. I actually do not remember ever meeting somebody who loved what they do, except my mom who loved being a teacher. But she too was often accused of being abnormal by professionals.

To most people, work is a tool to get things they want, and that probably is the normal and mentally healthy approach. I'm just thinking in the evolutionary sense, that one day, maybe more harmony will exist in the human race, but that's really not productive thinking about the future, sorry for my lack of focus. Maybe companies care more about passion for work than what I think. I've just never been privy to the workings of the corporate ecosystem.