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What is passion without suffering?

Written by Cole Schafer

When we think of passion, we think of love. But, passion is something far more beautiful than love. Passion is loving something so deeply, that you're willing to endure a tremendous amount of suffering in the name of that something. Passion stems from the Latin word Pati, which quite literally means "to endure" or "to suffer". In biblical texts, Christ's dying days nailed to the cross are described as The Passion. You don't have to be Christian to understand the gravity of those particular words in that particular situation. When you view passion through the lens of suffering, you realize that finding your passion is less about finding something you love; and instead finding something you're willing to suffer for.