COMMENTARY ON APHORISM 451

451

The existence of passion is important because it so expressive of the souls want. It is of good custom to realise the unconscious currents that lie under our everyday feelings. A good distraction works only so well, but distractions have a hope, in rebounding us to a place we fear to go - we may commit to a sacrifice.

D-Thinker

I write occasional commentaries because I have occasional fears of not being understood. Though I have only so much time, but the week following 9th Sept. I will be leaving the country for a week, and will not be able to make any post till the following week - life has become a little heavy, as it does.

Passion is more than the everyday ness of doing things - one is swept away by passion, if one be a ship on an ocean, one would prefer the wind that names itself 'passion'. One is more inclined to the idea of destiny if one is intoxicated and moved by a force of passion, it is as if one also becomes the light of the day.

Drama is based on passion, see these 3 quotes by dramatist Hebbel:
1
“Nothing great in the world has ever been accomplished without passion.”
2
“Mark this well, you proud men of action! you are, after all, nothing but unconscious instruments of the men of thought.”
3
“Whoever wants to be a judge of human nature should study people's excuses”

In 451 I talk about distractions, which is similar to excuses in quote 3.