"I know it's a cornball thing. But love is passion, obsession, someone something you can't live without. I say, fall head over heels. Find someone something you can love like crazy and who will love you the same way back. How do you find him it? Well, you forget your head and you listen to your heart. And I'm not hearing any heart. 'Cause the truth is, honey, there's no sense living your life without this. To make the journey and not fall deeply in love, well, you haven't lived a life at all. But you have to try, 'cause if you haven't tried, you haven't lived." - Anthony Hopkins on Love
That excerpt is from the father/daughter talk in the movie Meet Joe Black. In the movie Anthony Hopkins tells his onscreen daughter that her relationship with her fiancé has all the passion of a pair of titmice. Not an ounce of excitement. Not a whisper of a thrill. He wants her to get swept away. Levitate. To sing with rapture and dance like a dervish. To be deliriously happy.
Oh...and the strikeouts, those are my edits.
I edited it because I believe finding something you love is more important than finding someone to love.
(I'll pause briefly while you sigh heavily over those terribly unromantic words from me.)
Think about your life, minus any romantic relationship you may be in. Are you deliriously happy? Deeply in love? Levitating? There should be at least one THING, not a person, in your life that sets your soul on fire. One THING that makes life worth living. One THING you couldn't live without. If you can't easily name that thing, you need to find it!
When I was 18, I didn't know what I wanted to do with my life. Most 18-year-olds don't. Although my problem wasn't that none of the college majors interested me. It was that I was interested in almost all of them! I had trouble deciding on only one. So I double majored. And even then I considered switching majors twice just before graduation. Needless to say, this drove my parents crazy! But that's how I've been since I was a little kid. Not indecisive. Overly passionate. About so many things!
Passion is one of those words that gets tossed around a lot. Ask a dictionary to define passion and it will say it's a strong and barely controllable emotion. Ask me to define love and I would say it's a strong and uncontrollable emotion.
On the surface, passion and love seem rather similar. But look closer and you'll see one huge difference!
Romantic love often changes and is fleeting. But a true passion in life is constant and everlasting. That is why finding something you love is more important than finding someone to love. It's love that's stable. It's been there since birth and chances are you've been chasing it ever since.
Finding something you love isn't just about filling your time. It's about filling your heart. Making yourself feel complete and happy all on your own. Satisfied to the point where if you never do find someone to love, that your life won't ever feel empty. That you found your life's purpose. Find that one thing that makes you deliriously happy. Levitate.
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Thank You.Wonderful post and on time too. I was just about to post on my facebook, can we really find a job that makes us joyful and that we're happy to be in as opposed to one that just makes us money but that which we are miserable in.
Education! I have always been passionate about education. That was the reason (way back when) I enrolled in the Secondary Education program majoring in English and minoring in Speech. I thought I wanted to teach. In reality, I cannot stand the politics involved with teaching. But I still wanted to work in/with education. As year went by working for an education association, I realized that Higher Education is where I wanted to be.
Cut to me working on my Master's Degree in Organizational Leadership with a concentration in Higher Education Student Services. Ideally, I want to work with students in some aspect, but I have also become really big on admission numbers and student retention. And then there are days in which I want to be an instructor, still. In short, even in your 30s you have trouble making up your mind.
I agree. And I love "Meet Joe Black". It's been years since I watched it. I will probably watch it this weekend! Thank you for the great post!
Word.
I'm actually left pretty speechless with this post. Not only was it well written, but normally I have some kind of opinion that I can't help but express; but this time,...nothing.
Only because, it would seem only someone who has found both can really say which is more important. And I know I haven't found either.
beautiful.. I can identify with wat u said.. about being passionate about a lot of things.. being easily elated and easily upset.. not knowing which sub will suit u best.. infact i am goin through tat rt know.. readin dis made me realise i am not d only one lik tat and tat (hopefully) eventually i'd come 2 realise wat tat one thing is.. tat levitates me
Can we talk about how freaking underrated Meet Joe Black is? Anthony Hopkins and Brad Pitt sparring with one another for 3 hours while Claire Forlani more or less holds her own and looks adorable doing so. I love the film more than Joe loves peanut butter.
100% agree, Ryan!
Meet Joe Black is underrated! Movie critics hated it. Personally, I loved it (even if it is a chick flick).
And yes, Claire Forlani is beyond beautiful! Not to mention smart, sexy, and super adorable in that movie.
I never have a thing for celebrities, but I have a huge crush on her! I love Claire Forlani more than Joe loves peanut butter. I'll fight you for her if need be. :)
I'm 18. And I'm majoring in business and accountancy, mostly I love it, especially the finance part. Thanks, I'll take your word for someone who has been there. :)
I love this post.
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