RCL 2–

 09/02/2017 Beaver Stadium

Passion is the will to live when light goes dark. To breathe without thinking about the moments that come next, that’s passion.

Throughout my life, I have participated in an array of activities— soccer, photography, mock trial, and newspaper, just to name a few. Despite their obvious differences, I have been drawn to each activity because of my love for the arts, academics and athletics.

Recently, I acquired another passion: reading. Whether it’s the New York Times, or the latest historical fiction novel, I find myself indulging in every paragraph.

While reading the articles, I can transport anywhere in the world and experience breaking news right in front of me. Eventually, I picked up a book froma local bookstore. And that’s when reading became my world.

Being consumed in a book is like finding a love that can fit in your backpack— a love so passionate that its confines are spilled across pages.

Reading about women from all over the world in the news is like walking in a new pair of shoes a different size than your own for a few minutes.

Addario incorporates her Nana’s story of losing a passionate lover to site the will to do what you feels right. In her book, Addario pursues what she loves no matter the cost, but here, she digresses and refers to the possibility of leaving passions unearthed. In this section, she’s being vulnerable and anticipating a fear of hers greater than war zones. This is her way of justifying her unique love for photography and dating. In other words, she uses her Nana’s reflection as wisdom in her career path and personal life.

I dream of pursuing a profession that can parallel my want to read a new paperback. I dream of waking up every morning excited to walk through the doors of my office. I dream of going home after a day’s work and reading the newest Pulitzer Prize winner. I dreamed of going to school in Happy Valley.

One thought on “RCL 2–

  1. So I’m guessing your passion blog is going to be about your passion for reading. Are you going to review books you’ve read? If so do you have a favorite genre or how are you going to pick a book to review. I think it would be interesting if you went more into detail about how reading allows you to walk in someone else’s shoes, I think that would make it more personal and not just like a book review. I think that you have really nice description on this blog and I hope you continue to do this in your passion blog.

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