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  1. Sep 2018
    1. It is understood that this will offer him fulfillment and afford him and his family bragging rights that a mere dabbler would never earn. This is madness.

      It is emphasized in all of our lives that in order to succeed, we must have a clear-cut idea of what we want to do and how we are going to do. Given this idea, it is presumed that if we know these things, our life will turn out perfectly. Although life does not work perfectly according to the plan you had envisioned simply because you know what you're passionate about.

    2. what becomes of us, the passion pushers, as we try to make something out of nothing every time our children show the slightest interest in an activity that does not involve a game console

      This isn't necessarily a bad thing. Our parents want us to pursue what we genuinely have an interest in. In order to determine what we actually like to do, we have to try many different things. They are trying to create opportunities for us to find real happiness, not just success.