To live without passion is worse than death
Remembering how I was literally shaking with joy the night my art teacher and classmates praised me for my drapery. How proud I was when they said my artwork is perfect and even ‘crazy’ because it looks better than the my reference photo printout. How unbelievable it felt when the bus driver got off his bus to stop me because he wanted to buy my painting… And then realising that getting a good performance rating at work does not bring me as much joy. Nope, not even close. Although the type of joy feels different, or less, I am still exceptionally happy and proud of achieving my good performance rating at work because whilst doing well at work, I still managed to live my life. My art teacher once mentioned that ‘striving for work life balance’ is bullshit, and I didn’t quite get what he meant at that point. But now I think I do. When you strive for something, it means you’re trying to achieve it. Work life balance shouldn’t be something we try to achieve but it should simply be the...