Thought for the Day.

Wake up goddamn it!

Everybody deserves at least one person in their life who makes their soul make a sound like Margie Hendricks singing on "(Night Time is) The Right Time" by Ray Charles.

That is passion. That passion is a force of nature. That is what life is all about. Seriously. That is not an opinion. THAT unbridled passion is the highest level of human existence. It is the high that we are all chasing. It's the reason people drink, and do drugs, and chase money. They are all trying to synthesize that feeling. But there is no faking it, and that is why so many fall into the abyss.

Now it may not come from romantic love (although that's the most probable source.) It may come from any true passion. Anytime who see someone who is a genius at something, they may be deriving that same feeling from their area of excellence. Then again, they may not. We've seen those born with the gift, but without the passion. That can also end tragically. Failed athletes come to mind. Ryan Leaf, Steve Howe, Laurence Phillips had the genius ability, but did not derive that ultimate joy from it's expression. Maybe they did for a time, but had it stripped away by those constantly trying to exploit it for financial gain.

It does go the other way too. We've seen artists and athletes that are only happy when they are doing what they love.

Regardless of the passion, everyone should be able to feel that unbridled, ultimate exhilaration at least once. The lucky ones will enjoy it for a lifetime. The unfortunate are unable to cope with the loss of it. But a lifetime spent chasing this "ultimate high" is far more rewarding than one spent chasing the superficial bullshit most people yearn for most of the time.