{"sf1_id":696615,"sf2_id":"deP6Q2Yn","title":"Passion","author":"ShingetsuMoon","words":183,"posted_at":"2014-04-24T01:19:00.000Z","tags":["Passion","Poem","Poetry","writing"],"url":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/696615-passion","original_url":"https://sofurry.com/s/deP6Q2Yn","image_url":"https://cdn.sofurryfiles.com/submissions/thumbnails/93/3b/933b9f5a-43f7-4ef9-9d6f-d55c87263a16","description":"#23 of National Poetry Writing Month\n\nPoem #23 for National Poetry Month.","content":"* * *\n\nHave you ever met someone  \nwho is truly passionate about  \nsomething?\n\nHave you watched as their  \neyes lit up and a smile  \nspread across their face at   \njust the mention of that   \nwhich they hold most precious  \nin their lives?\n\nHave you watched as it   \ntransformed them before  \nyour eyes into someone who  \nis almost unrecognizable?\n\nHave you stopped to listen  \nto them as they talk about  \nit and about what it means to  \nthem personally?\n\nHave you shared in their   \nenthusiasm as they are once  \nagain overcome by the love  \nthey have for whatever it is  \nthat they like to do?\n\nMany people have interests  \nbut few people have passions.  \nFew people have developed   \na love for something that is   \nso strong they could not imagine  \nliving their lives without it.\n\nTheir passion drives them.  \nConsumes them. Takes over   \nthem whenever it enters their   \nlives and they are completely   \ntransformed by just   \nthe thought of it.\n\nHave you ever just taken  \na second to appreciate  \na moment so simple and rare  \nas a person who is living  \ntheir passion?\n\n  \n  \n\n","series":{"name":"National Poetry Writing Month","previous":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/696153-inspire-me.json","next":"https://fse.anthro.fr/stories/697078-empire-of-sand.json"}}