My passions were all gathered together like fingers that made a fist. Drive is considered aggression today; I knew it then as purpose.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Passion and purpose are sometimes mistaken for aggression in modern contexts.
- In plain terms
- Driving force was once purpose, now it looks like aggression.
- What can you take from it?
- Purpose can be misread as aggression.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- How is your drive viewed?
- What is true purpose?
Another view
It ignores context-dependent perceptions.
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