Drama and Passion

I often find the world is relentless when it comes to teaching lessons. Yet it is subtle. There is no black and white manual with instructions for happy, conscientious living.

Most things in this world are growing older with the idea that someday they will mature, and be even better. We think of wine and cheese being aged to perfection. Many of us like good antiques or classic cars. Gardens that are well developed and established appeal to us. There seems to be a gold standard for most things in life.

So . . . what about people? 

There is the superficial gold standard of young even features that is so popular with nearly everyone, but what about deeper, more lasting qualities?

I think human beings mature when they learn, and practice, the difference between drama and passion. Many people, mistaking one for the other, seem to create unending drama in their life. It does not serve any of us well.

Passion can be beautiful beyond imagining. It is a maturing of human beings that brings the soul's eye view into possibility. It exists. It's real.