Don't Follow Your Passion (A Graduation Speech)
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- Many will tell graduates to "follow your passion" and live your life. I think that this is nonsense.
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*“Don't follow your passion, follow His Passion”*
@@kartunland Pretty sure they mean the passion of Jesus
Amen
What a great talk for graduates .Just repeat it in these months.Great advice.
I just graduated 15 minutes ago. This video was great timing.
Congratulations!
Congrats Kevin.
Congrats!!!
And you're watching this??
Congratulations Kevin! So, now, you already have a concrete idea of what is the better thing to do. I wished i watched a video like this way back when i graduated, it surely will change many things but it's okay, it's never too late. With GOD, everything is possible.
Good one!! I spent my life trying to follow my passion. I ended up a gay suicidal alcoholic. But I had passion! Now I follow His Passion and I have peace and can love others with God's grace.
I was gay before I was catholic, I'm still gay now. After I became catholic, though, I found a greater desire for better things.
Daniel Sonntag The Lord is good! Amen!🙏🏼
@@archangelmichael5908 praise the Lord.
Welcome home Daniel. GOD is good all the time. Praise The LORD!
@@archangelmichael5908 And that is what's important Michael, our desire to for better things, to change ourselves for the better especially serving The LORD.
Thank you for opening my eyes. Keep me in your prayers, Fr.
Today is the day I became catholic from the Hindu family. Its been 4 years of my journey being a faithful catholic.
Dear readers, Please keep me in your prayers.
Congratulations on finding the Church of Christ. I hope I can join you someday soon.
Congratulations! Welcome to the Catholic church! 😁🎉
Welcome home to the one true church brother John. I shall remember you in my prayers and request yours too. God bless you.
John chinglenthoiba praying for you in Jesus name. Amen
John I pray to the lord that you continue to grow in his grace and in the catholic faith and evangelize others. God Bless You!
I'm very happy following the call to become a priest in a few years! Previously, I studied math, gave English classes, but nothing made me really as happy as now I am! Hugs from a seminarian of Brazil!
Brother, we will pray for your work in the Lord's vineyard.
Yure Alves praying for you in Jesus name. Amen. I also dreamed that my son will get his calling to be a priest.
Then obviously you've followed your passion!
GOD bless you brother for answering GOD's calling.
The Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit, if many churches are correct. If many churches are correct, the Trinity is a Family-- two Parents and a Progeny, similar to a human family.(Humans are made in the "likeness" and "image" of God according to Genesis 1:26, although the human author of Genesis probably didn't know about the Trinity when he wrote Genesis) In the book of Job, which is in the Bible, God is compared to a father and a mother with a womb "From whose womb comes the ice? Who gives birth to the frost from the heavens?"-Job 38:29. Because we can think of God as like a mother (Isaiah 42:14, Isaiah 66:13, Matthew 23:37, Catechism of the Catholic Church 2nd edition paragraph 239), all three roles(Father,Mother,Progeny) in a basic human family are filled in the Trinity. Saying that the Father and the Son are the Parents of the Holy Spirit is another way of saying "the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son" which has been official Catholic teaching for centuries. The Church teaches that the Son is begotten by the Father. If this is correct, the Father is the Father(Parent) of the Son. The Church teaches that the Holy Spirit proceeds from the Father and the Son. If this is correct, the Father and the Son are Parents of the Holy Spirit. The Catechism of the Catholic Church (second edition) paragraph 246 says that the Holy Spirit's "nature and subsistence" is "at once...from the Father and the Son."If the Church calls Mary mother(parent) of God even if Mary isn't the first source of Christ's humanity(God is the first source), then the Son can also be called a Parent of God (the Holy Spirit). If the Church is correct, the Father is the principle-Parent and the Son is the begotten-Parent. The scriptures are vague if the Holy Spirit is the Second or Third Person of the Trinity, whichever of these is true, the First and the Second may be the Parents of the Third. Parent definition from Merriam-Webster dictionary: One that begets or brings forth offspring. Principle means base/foundation/first-source/first-origin/root-cause. Stay indoors to avoid flu and coronavirus. Stay indoors to avoid coronavirus and flu.
There is another side to this argument. Most people DON'T follow their passion. They do what everyone else expects them to do. They go to college while accumulating enormous amounts of debt and then graduate to only discover that either they can't get a job in their field or the job doesn't pay what they thought it would or isn't as fulfilling as they thought it would be. Some get married only to discover that their sacrifice is not appreciated leading to either a bad marriage or a divorce. As they grow older, they realize that all the sacrifice of time, money and energy were for nothing. It did not lead to happiness or fulfillment. I think when people say, "Follow your passion", they mean, "Don't make the mistakes that I did". They don't mean, "Follow every one of your heart's desires". There's a difference. The message should be to make better choices and to keep your mind open to possibilities. Things that provide the greatest happiness and fulfillment are not what you think they are. I've heard stories of people who gave up 6 figure salaries to pursue a "passion" like volunteering and they were happy because of it.
College in the US is a scam. But in other countries it isn't.
indeed it is true that there are many ways to approach what passion really is about but the main point of this video is to tell that the true way of living is to live for the Kingdom of Heaven, to live for God and to live for those who are in need, this video is not about living a happy life
Michael Curtis I have to agree with you for that’s exactly what happen to me !
@@hagen4264 Well, even one of the channel's video is titled God does not care about your happiness :P
@@allopez8563 Only for fruitless majors. Any kind of STEM or medicine degree is certainly worth it
This guy is master of the ironic negative. Don't miss: "Don't Become a Priest!" One of the most deeply moving sermons I've ever heard.
I think that by passion most people mean "something that can make you a living, what you can do good and does not cause you to feel miserable".
Religious fanatics see everything through a small and very distorted prism. I did not say "Catholics" or Christians, or religious people.....I said religious fanatics. There are Christians who are just a whacked as Islamic jihadists. Frankly, making career choices based on your interests, needs and goals, and divorcing your unpleasant spouse are not remotely comparable, although divorcing an unpleasant spouse is no problem either. Re-marriage is the problem.
Passion is important especially when God is centre. I'm a mom who is passionate about our faith & helping children learn how valuable & full of potential they are. I went back to school to pursue the essential work of nurturing children's development. I believe passion & God are entertwined when we choose noble work/mission in life. God Bless 👼🌟
I wonder if we all have different concepts or understandings with the term "passion". It seems, when taking into consideration the priest's whole speech, that he is referring to the passion in the pursuit of self-indulgent purposes, as Stephen Johnson above wisely says, it isn't the what but the why, and a lot of us relate the term "passion" with fulfillment yes in our lives but through the service we offer to others, through our participation in our community which is not self-indulgent. I don't think the priest is referring to "don't pursue happiness", or "don't BE passionate", he is being passionate right there in his video giving his advice. I think he means, don't trust your whole realm of "passions" as your guiding post in life, because passions can sometimes be misleading which is so true, but trust "Christ" as your guiding post in applying those passions for the benefit of His kingdom.
Fortunately my passion was serving the church as a musician. I worked over 50 year. I worshiped as I prepared music for as many as 7 Sunday liturgies each week. At 72 I still love the life I’ve had. I get up everyday and it’s a thrill that I constantly prepare my part of the liturgy, so this old man can tell you that I can’t imagine my life without serving the church with my passion.
You can follow your passion. If your passion is to follow the passion of Christ.
I have been cut to heart by this sermon Father! I graduated over 10 years ago, but I'm thankful to be reminded by you that I'm not here for self fulfillment as the world tells us, but for the service of the Kingdom as a follower of Christ!
Jesus is the fulfilment and embodiment of Gods Holy and righteous act or dikaioma, and also the embodiment of our act and faith trust and obedience towards God. He stood in our place, taking our cause upon him, also as the Believer, as the Obedient One who was himself justified before God as his beloved Son in whom he was well pleased.
He offered to God a perfect confidence and trust, a perfect faith and response which we are unable to offer, and he appropriated all Gods blessings which we were unable to appropriate.
Praise be the Lord!
Amen
I watched this video in the past, but now that I graduated it hit differently.
This video was so helpful because I didn't enjoy exactly what I was doing and it kept bothering me. But now that I understood it's not about my plans and my ways but His plan and ways.
Thank you Fr. ❤
Dear Father Casey,
Thank you for this video. It came at the right time... i was frustrated because i wasnt able to do want i wanted, but do everyday chores, looking after kids etc. But you haave reminded me to convert my eyes from myself to the cross.. now i feel more relaxed than ive been in months.
Thank you
Another Franciscan said that a good guide to determine what to do in life was that: 1) you like what you do 2) you are good at it 3) it is needed and does good to society and serves the kingdom of God. I think Father Casey talked about #3 here, but I think #1 is important as well. I experienced this the hard way. I used to work in an area I did not liked. It was hard to get the motivation. I was doing terrible. Now I work in something I like and I work hard without having to think much about motivating myself. I perform much better than in the other job I don't like. For #2, I love basketball, but I am terrible at it. I can't pursue a career in that even though I love it. I think having all 3 above are a powerful combination.
The best advice not only for graduates, but for each and every one who "are following their passions." Thank you, Father! 😇
Congrats to all the graduates of 2020! God bless your journey in faith and love.
I don't want to dog pile, but I've only heard the 'follow your passion' thing in my personal life from people who made most of their choices (marriage, work) out of a sense of societal obligation rather than out of a sense of vocation, or a sense of the sealed orders we may find without our natures during things like examen.
It's still totally valid what you are saying… I wish some people in my life had been less into this idea of not making those same mistakes and wouldn't have such high expectations, because life isn't about career, but about helping the poor and knowing God's heart. But idk, just my two cents. Thank you Father for your youtube videos!
This was mind-blowing thought. When i was in school, my passion was Astronomy. But as i grown up and realized astronomy is more or less extreme mathematics, my passion changed. But i never noticed that passions are changing over time. So what i thinking was that it is easy to get success without any struggles if i follow the passion. But in short, there is no such shortcut to success. One should do the right things he should do at the right times, and give the rest to His hands. Some Sacrifice is always necessary for success. Hope i will finish the graduation by next semester.
Good for you to think of graduates.your Franciscan heart inspires you.Thank you for that encouraging thought for our graduates.God bless your missions
Follow HIS passion, using YOUR talents! That's why God made you and gave you free will. He made each of us unique. Just as the good-ole church song goes "We are many parts, we are all one body, and the gifts we have, we were given to share".....
Well said Father awesome! I wish you told me that 20 years ago!!??
A life not centered on God, ultimately, is without satisfaction, without purpose. Excitement stimulates, until it doesn't. The moment arrives when stillness, of necessity, takes hold and the emptiness is crushing. The easier, softener path turns out to be cold and bitter. Thank you for sharing your thoughts and pointing out that there is another way. Your message is similar to that of Saint John of the Cross: "Now that I no longer desire all, I have it all without desire.”
― St. John of the Cross, Dark Night of the Soul
One of the main tenants of Buddhism which was established 800+ years before Christ, is "Desire is the cause of all unhappiness". Words to live by regardless of who said them.
I have just graduated as a computer science major, and this talk about passion got me good. Like I have been struggling deeply with securing a job position. and my economic stability has been put into risk (together with my mental health). Luckily family members reach out to me in order to help me out in this desperate times, the fact that I have been struggling to get a foot of myself now with the pandemic makes me feel guilty for having to lean on them so much and for such a long time during this chaotic time. The fact that I was trying to only get a job in software developing and nothing else has limited my options in a now more than an ever-complex world where despite there being so many jobs out there to work remotely in my field, the accessibility to them is not as easy for a recent grad.
I am constantly trying to apply myself and rediscover myself as I keep applying for jobs, and put my pride on my "passion" on the side, it is more important at this moment to focus on how can I get economic stability back in these times and focus on how I can make a stand for myself in these difficult times while stop being an economic burden to my family. I have since been more open to new job opportunities, from teaching to IT assistance or data entry, honestly have been considering to settle for any job, but after having worked as cleaning crew and restaurants I believe at least that those kinds of job would only distract me and help me just barely to get my economic stability back. But should I even consider those? I don't know, I feel like I would be trapped not searching for anything better if i go back to one of those.
. Not much luck right now, but I will try persevering and supporting myself in god to keep growing in faith and as a professional and will try to put not only my passion but others in my decision of what to do and where to work and where to put my energy in.
My passion is making music. I always did. I always will. And if there might come a day that I can't make music anymore, the music still will go on in my mind as it already did during my childhood. Something I am always been grateful for.
It's for a reason that huge groups of angels often are described as "choirs". I hope to believe that this passion was meant to be a "hallel" , meant to praise the Lord Jesus. But I might be wrong, of course.
Inspiring, Father Casey. I’m only a HS freshman, so I’ll have to remember this when I graduate. 😁
And remember this always as well Lucas since the children, the youth are the future of this world. And when it produces good fruit like you and all others too, then, GOD will be the happiest and our world will be a better place for all of us. Praise GOD!
M. Lucas you don’t have to wait until you graduate to implement this concept. Practice this now! Whatever you do and whatever decisions you make in the next few years ask God what His will is. ❤️
@@touchofgrace3217 I know, I try and do everyday. Though, I’ll still look back on it with that time. Please pray that I keep strong in the faith.
I watched this video in the past atleast two or three times, but now that I actually graduated it hit differently.
Yeah , true. but somethings people can misunderstand you. His point is passion as an emotion feelings that can change everyday. I think he talk about strong determination and decision to follow god willing not our will ( sometimes is the opposite). He talks about the pros and cons of our decisions and their impact in the kingdom of God.
"In times of crisis passion governs. And she dosent govern wisely ". Ben Franklin. 1775.
Don't follow ur passion,follow his passion
Woah, this hits me quite hard. When I first became a Christian, I began to notice that my passion for things I've always been passionate about - my hobbies and field of study - have been diminishing and it just felt like something wrong and I should not let it continue. Now I begin to see that it is perhaps a blessing.
Fr casey. Thank you for been an inspiration for many people all over the world. May God continue blessing you
Faith and Hope are the gifts along with compassion and kindness. God is first everything else will follow His wants not ours.
This would be my first comment on TH-cam... but I really must thank you, my Brother! I have graduated three years ago, so these words are not especially for me, however they are an answer to my latest questions. I studied something that I was incredible passionate about, but (like you said) the fire was getting colder and colder... I didn't think then about my Mum who still has to provide me with some financial help because my choice wasn't practical at all. I didn't think about perspectives of finding a proper job, so I could help my future husband (if God will bless me with one). Now I am about to start studying something different with better perspectives, but I had some fights within me, whether to follow my "passion" once again. And now I know what to do. May God bless You! Pax et Bonum from Poland!
I'm going to follow my passion. My passion is spreading Gods word and fighting for faith, family, and country
Beautifully stated !! A must watch for all of us !
I didn't follow my passion.... Now I live with regret for not trying at the least. Now my body is too broken down for it
Joseph Campbell said "Follow your bliss." But Christ was the ultimate example for us, since he made the ultimate sacrifice on the cross. You are so right, the New Age follow your bliss movement has lead to unemployed liberal arts majors and millennials not concerned with practical matters and practical degrees. And we have a vaporous, shallow society and culture and economy as a reward. Brilliant speech , thanks Father Casey.
I don't disagree with a thing you said. However, I don't see it's relevance to commencement addresses. When people say say "Follow your passion" or "follow your bliss" in that context, all they mean is do something that will fulfill your need to serve,, exploit your talents, earn for you a decent living, and enable you to look in the mirror in the morning without wanting to blow your brains all over the shower stall. There isn't anything "new age" about it. BTW, there is no degree more universally useful than a Liberal Arts degree. A Liberal Arts degree is a well rounded education that is a step ahead for you, no matter what field you eventually go into. It's perfect for young people who are undecided about what their future looks like. You have credits in EVERYTHING so if you decide to get another degree, you're probably already half way through your new program at the start. Did you know that many Priests had secular degrees in things like Sociology, psychology, business, and liberal arts before going into the Seminary?
@@efandmk3382 correct but our society did not prepare jobs for liberal arts graduates. Millennials have low net worth and their grounding in the classics was nil. A job in academia means starvation. A deeper bliss is what Joseph Campbell intended , but it is frequently confused and coopted by New Age types to adopt sensory hedonism. Thanks for correcting the errors in my comment.
Having a profession you enjoy have a passion for and a passion for God are not mutually exclusive.
Where were you 45 years ago when I just graduated from high school? Seriously, though, I really wish I would have heard this way back then. if I had I would have gone into college with a much better perspective, with my eyes opened to the world and it's evils. If one person, only one, takes this to heart and lets God direct their life instead of their own passions, you will have done a great service for the Lord!
I think it’s good to have a balance. Follow your passion, sure, but also follow god.
Thank you so much. Just got rejected from the first step of ordination by my sponsoring parish at the last minute.
Dear Fr Casey, I’m a young priest too and sometimes I’ll see your videos. Greetings for your TH-cam channel.
Just I want to say something that I think may be a contribution for this video in particular. Is some much true that we have to seek HIS PASSION. In that sense, I think that seeking HIS PASSION is finally love like He love as you say. So is in the prayer, in the privileged encounter with Christ in the Mass, in the constant great experience of the sacrament of reconciliation and finally in the daily presence of God in our life, that we can hear his voice and do what He wants for us, for our life loving service to God and to our brothers and sisters. And when we have this certainty as you and I have with our call to the priesthood , we have to be very passionate as He was when He dwell with us. Christ gives he’s life in a infinite love, His love was carnal because He gave and give all his body, that’s why we named this particular moment of the life of Christ, the Passion, but also it was fully committed, because as he said he was our friend and also and most importantly his love was completely radical, He gave us all. Summarizing, his love was the truest and fully LOVE, Passionate, committed and radical as they say Eros, Filia and Agape. In that sense yes we have to follow our passion but in his passion. “Love and then do as you want” said Saint Augustine.
hi father casey, god has certainly gifted you in the area of communication and i have enjoyed listening to some of your posts. also there was one reflection you made doing your "mission" trip" across the country. in one of them you reflected on the time you spend (ophs)
in putting together your videos and the priest who got called out for an emergency and spent the whole evening with whoever was involved. i am happy to hear you reflect that way to discern how god wants you to use "his time" for his kingdom. bless you my brother, bill wolner, ofs, an honor to have you in the family.
It totally depends upon one's definition of "passion". The Catholic point of view is always one of choosing "suffering" here on earth, caring mostly for "God's kingdom" and getting there to spend eternity with Him. So, "don't follow your passion"; choose suffering!
Yeah I'm an atheist lurking around, just curious about people. But I'm so glad I don't need the concept of God, to be a human or to think or care deeply. Life without any gods is so free and flexible, with all the love and wonder within. I don't need to think about punishments to be caring or good. I care none for the kingdom of God.. I'm sorry if I come off offensive, I just really disagree with most religions but I still can appreciate what they offer to people.
Next week is my social distance graduation
And I already know that for God I have to sacrifice many things, and I am trying to let go of those things to be able to have a better union with God.
It's hard, I want to do many forms of art, but I am called to do only one.
I want to have a husband and embrace my sexuality, but I am called to Chasity.
I am learning to grow and to love God. And it is hard, but so fulfilling. Thank you Father for these videos and for helping me grow in faith.
I am trying, but I want to start doing
I think it is ok to have a passion but keep it in perspective . For example I brought back my old college sports radio show as a podcast , which I enjoy doing , but I know when this pandemic is over I have to find a way to prioritize things . If it sounds clunky Iam sorry , but I loved your speech father Casey
Thank you, Fr. Casey
I graduated many many years ago and I wish I had heard this back then. I too fell in the trap of "follow your passion" and made poor choices along the way, hurt people along the way and I fell into depression. i can recall the times I prayed to God to give me what I want instead of listen to what God wants for me, I thought I know myself better but truth is, God knows best.
thank you for these videos they really open my eyes about how I can better act out my faith and have helped me dive deeper into what God wants me to do in my life. I have never gotten a basic understanding of Catholicism until now.
Thank you so much, Father. Those words have profoundly strengthened me on my calling to follow His Passion and move on to Theology next year. Would you mind to make a video for us, seminarians?
Don't follow your passion,
Follow his passion.
AMEN! THE YOUTH AND WORLD NEEDS TO HEAR THIS NOWADAYS!
Some passions are good and some are evil. Makes sense
There are days when I don't feel passionate about my passion. That's resistance. And it's in those days when we learn if something is our true calling or not.
That could be because you lack discipline. When you lack discipline you don’t feel motivated to do much of anything even what you are passionate about deep down
This is what I needed to hear! Thank you so much! In a world full of humanism we forgot the most important part HIS KINGDOM
Well done. Thank you and God bless.
Follow your Bliss - Joseph Campbell
Israelites followed column of cloud / pillar of fire in the wilderness between Red Sea & Jordan River. How to listen to God's voice as Elijah?
"Dont follow your passion, if your passion is wrong" God loves as all.. if you really want to do something, pray for it, but in the end its gonna be yes or no. God knows whats the best for us. He can use us in many things, to be a blessing to anyone. Its like the body, everyone cant be the head, everyone cant be the eye, everyone cant be the mouth, everyone cant be the arms. but if we work together? then we are the Body of Crist sharing his love to the world.. God bless us all..
Its true, society tells us to follow our passion, and do extraordinary things like famous people of the past- we have to be exceptional. I feel this pressure as a recent graduate, i have to find some job that will change the world etc.. the more normal things in life are underrated: being a parent, partner, friend, holding down a normal job- and at the end of your life you can be proud that you committed yourself to the people around you, rather than to chasing something exceptional. I long for a simple kind of life like this- somehow it seems out of reach though
Thank you father🙏
Amen it's not about us it's about doing what the Father is doing
Forgive me Father for my question, now i got you. That was a beautiful and true message God bless you Father
As the Valedictorian of my high school’s graduating class of 2020, I hope, if we ever do have graduation, that my speech can be as Christ filled and moving as yours Father. God bless.
That was one of the most powerful and inspirational speech I've heard.
i so Agree with you!
Our passions do not reflect our mission in life. i hope that one day we all can learn to live the life that has been giving to us,instead of wanting to follow what we think is good for us because is the status quo. In these unusual times ,we have an opportunity yo let our hearts grow to put in practice our compasion , and the greatness of being able to love and help each other. It seems that it has never been a teaching of any college,
thank you so much!!!!!
I think there's a huge difference between changing career and leaving your husband. You just have brought up something what's wrong (leaving a husband) to prove that other thing is also bad. There's nothing wrong in changing career if it doesn't make you unable to provide for your family. You don't hurt anyone and avoid doing sth you hate to do, what's wrong about it?
Judging from his context, I think he means you shouldn’t quit a job because you’re not passionate about it. Yes, if there is a specific reason to quit, then of course quit. But don’t quit because you’re not passionate.
The point is not the end result, it's the logic that underlies it: when something becomes difficult, just leave it for something else. There's nothing wrong with leaving a job, per se. The problem that many face is leaving a job because it requires hard work or because they are uncomfortable, and they bounce around to 10 different jobs in 15 years.
@@BreakingInTheHabit ok I misunderstood :)
@@BreakingInTheHabit I am glad, i understood your video this way the moment i watched it.
@@BreakingInTheHabit 10 different jobs in 15 years. MMMM Maybe a also down turn in the economy? There has been 5 now in my 50 + years.
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When you can control your passions, then you can decide whether or not to follow them.
So we should not follow our passion, but at the same time, we should follow our passion?
We should follow HIS (Jesus Christ's) Passion ;-)
That's not true, it's important for some to follow their passions in life. That's how we get the best doctors, lawyers and business leaders. For some, though, the hurdles of life are too great and their passion is out of reach. For them they can still be a productive member of society, as they may be able to follow their passion in future, or they might find a new passion. Without passion life is pretty meaningless.
Thanks Mike Rowe. I play. I mean, I think that's where you got the idea, but you totally reframed it based on Messiah so well done; good advice. Even better advice than simply following His Passion, rather let following Him become your passion and then do that. Passion is powerful and useful, but we must take responsibility for our passion. In context of following passion for direction in life, I do not think "passion" is an emotion which is difficult to resist; but in such context the word "passion" refers to something deeper regarding our values. Let Messiah and following-Messiah be our passion.
Life is not a journey if it is what you want to try..,
A very hard challenge but a great lesson.
Thank you for this speech. I pray for my nephew L.Q. so that he follows christ's passion.
I follow my Passion not for money but because I am happy. I chose job not suittable to me completely and I am destroyed because of this. God gave me this Passion I believe so why I should search for something different? I am confused now.
Thing is, there are many ways to help those around us, and picking the "right one" is what varies from person to person.
I know that I am willing to work really hard, but idk what I want to focus on. Really, as long as I am financially stable and have enough time to exercise, pray, pay bills (or whatever it is that adults do in their free time), and sleep (which is only like 6.7 hrs) I'll be fine. But I do not know what I want to do in my waking hours, especially since the typical adult spends like 1/3 of their day for the next 30 - 40 yrs of their life working.
What a great speech! Thank you for sharing.
I don't know, Fr. Casey...you seem pretty passionate about the path you have chosen...His passion has now become your passion. The way of the cross is the place where we get what we are truly hungering for. In dying, we are born again to eternal life. This is Christian paradox. You know God deeply and completely cares for you, and in knowing this, you can forget yourself and share this blessing with others.
I just finished typing an essay on the American dream and following your dreams for a class assignment.... perfect timing
reject your passion; embrace the eternal passion
4:28 : Thank fr for this clarification of the true definition! Ive heard may things throughout my life regarding; do what you like and never work a day in your life, but I always had a tendency to feel for some reason there was something wrong with the Phrase, though it sounded very nice. Now I have a closer understanding, in what I believe is the right sense of word Passion.
Thank you, Father, this is exactly what I needed to hear.
I needed that kind of speech
goodness, where was this video when I was graduating high school?
Thank you for this reminder Father Casey, i am now seeing passion in a difference sense. I will always remember this, "Do not follow your passion, follow His passion." Praise GOD in the name of His Son, Our LORD JESUS CHRIST.
I wish that I heard this when I graduated in 2014. I was actually the valedictorian of my high school and my speech was just a mixture of what I had been told. A lot of it, I don't agree with now. I had to learn some of the things you're saying through suffering. I look back at my graduation speech and cringe. I also cringe because I had a terrible stutter and I didn't even follow my written speech completely because I was so nervous and my mind was scattered. I am ashamed of my graduation speech and wish that I could do it again with what I know now. One thing that I do like about my graduation speech is that I quoted the last part of Matthew 6. I didn't actually follow that and I suffered for it. I am not sure if my younger self would have listened to this speech. Sometimes we have to learn through suffering before we'll listen to wisdom.
If, for example, you have an a strong and passionate interest in one of the sciences coupled with high competence in math, physics, chemistry, etc. study that particular science. You will have a good chance of being successful and making a valuable contribution to society.
Hawker Seafury Not necessarily. If one’s reason for being is for science and not Christ, their scientific pursuits may become their idol and other areas of their life may be a mess and their actual impact on the world for Christ may be hindered.
Stephen Johnson Many great scientists throughout history were not Christian but through focused and dedicated research, made great contributions to society. And, unfortunately, there were Christian and non-Christian scientists who were unscrupulous and developed technologies they knew would be harmful. And history demonstrates, there has been no shortage of religious evildoers. As in the past, the current virus that affects humanity will be solved by collaborative scientific research.
Hawker Seafury And where are those great non-Christian scientists today? Yes, God can use anyone for His purposes. The point Fr Casey is making is basically about what one serves. One can ultimately serve God or one can ultimately serve something other than God. A life of sacrificial service to God, regardless of vocation, will lead to real joy and satisfaction while sacrificial service to other than God can do “great things”, but God is not impressed with “great things” and these will not lead to real joy and satisfaction, but are rather the fleeting things spoken of in Ecclesiastes.
Stephen Johnson In answer to your question, many have passed and some are still alive. So where do you think non-Christian scientists who have made valuable contributions to society are today?
Hawker Seafury
Those who rejected Christ and refused to repent are in Hell.
Could this be changed to ‘don’t follow your passion for passion’s sake’? I think there’s a difference between pursuing something you’re passionate about and following passions. For instance I’m an artist and I get passionate about other things sometimes, but I’m not going to quit my University course to chase down passions that fade. But art has stayed strong throughout my life, it’s my passion, something I’ve never not done, something I’m good at and something I could definitely use to bring joy and comfort to people. That’s why it’s not just my passion, it’s my calling and I don’t feel for a second like God doesn’t want me on this path. I have a friend studying to become a doctor who would say the same thing. They’ve always been passionate about wanting to help others through medical care and they have all the necessary skills to do so.
Someone’s passion can be their life purpose, especially if it doesn’t fade. How do you separate passion from calling? I would ask if willingness is still there when the feeling isn’t.
The heart is more deceitful than all else
And is desperately sick; Who can understand it?
The Lord knows the thoughts of man,
That they are a mere breath.
Reminds me of an old romanian folkloric song.
@@paulghencea9037 it's Holy scripture my man :)
Amen. Brilliant!
Such a needed word ....🤗
Thank you
In Greek . πάθημα, ατος, τό pathéma: that which befalls one, i.e. a suffering, a passion.
What is your ethos, pathos, logos, and kairos ? To find your teleos.
Aristotle Model Speaker, Speech, Occasion, Audience and Effect.
Wish I would have leaned this in High School .
I had to be come a christian to even know that this stuff existed .
So good
This is powerful. Graduated school a long time ago, but it is still relevant ;-)
People need to understand, that there are different kinds of graces given to each of us. No matter what's your "Passion" It's how you respond to the graces given to you. Not all have the graces to work in a senior home and change the diapers of elderly people and not all have the graces to develop world changing inventions. Of course if someone who has the graces of being a great leader, instead uses it to benefit himself, he might be in trouble.
Father Casey didn’t you follow your passion being called into service to the Lord? I followed my passion and have had a wonderful, prosperous career.
Also prophetic is not a synonym for profound which is what I think you meant.