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How important is passion? It depends on your culture

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  1. WendigoTulpa
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    Interesting, though I wonder which of the two modes leads to more personal happiness. I know in Japan the eldest son is often expected to take over a family business or in some way care for the...

    Interesting, though I wonder which of the two modes leads to more personal happiness. I know in Japan the eldest son is often expected to take over a family business or in some way care for the parents, while younger sons are free to explore more creative pursuits (for instance, Hayao Miyazaki). To my western eyes I see the younger sons as appearing more fulfilled relative to the older in interviews and in the way they're presented to me. At the end of the day happiness means a variety of things, so who knows.

    It does make me wonder if passion was just veiled as religious interest/devotion to god in pre-modern Europe. I don't know enough about it to think one thing over the other.

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