Discovering the Known:

Working Hard vs Working with Passion

A few days back I was struggling if everyone who works hard really has passion. And the answer seems easy - NO

But then why do people work hard if they dont have passion? And how does passion differ? How would one differentiate a person with passion to a person who just works hard?

Passion

Passion as described at dictionary.com is:

A powerful emotion, Boundless enthusiasm, deep and overwhelming emotion

Work done with passion involves feelings and emotions

Work Hard

When people work hard, they have a "motive". These motives seem to vary drastically depending on the person, job, situation et all - they may include "proving oneself", "differentiating oneself from the pack", "feeding family" et all

Burn Out: It is therefore apparent that people who work hard may get themselves burnt out if the "motives" dont get fulfilled in a timely manner. Whereas people with passion would not burn themselves out

Switching Modes: I have realized that people may move from "work with passion" zone to "work hard" zone and vice-versa. Would have to think more about the circumtances on these switches. Does passion dwindle over time? over certain circumstances? I think the passion does gets lost - if the work involved loses the meaning that one associates with

Differentiating: 80% of the times I believe it is easy to recognize that emotion which accompanies when you talk to the people in the "work with passion" zone

"Working Long" vs "Working Hard"

I came across an interesting article through the google search. It claimed "working long" is what we mistake for "working hard" and "working hard" is really taking [calculated] risks:

http://www.fastcompany.com/magazine/69/sgodin.html

Smell in the Air - Tale of the city

Wakai Desh ki Hawa mein Khushboo hoti hai

Its been more than 6 weeks back when I was looking at this photograph taken on a roadside "dhabha" near a highway in India. The dhaba was connected to the highway via a dirt track on which was parked a jeep and a few folks posing around it

The first thought that crossed my mind: we dont find these things - the dirt track, the dhaba - in the US. And almost the same instant I could smell the air so typical of those locations

And I felt for the first time that the air smells in India - natural and lively - tries to portray the culture of the city. And boy, it is different than the "aritificial air-conditioned" air that we breathe in US

Am I complaining here? nah... hmm, may be don't know..

I landed on Delhi airport yesterday. And the same thought crossed my mind again. The air is trying to tell me the tale of the city!