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-{{a|shitmaxim|<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWyqlJK93Q</youtube>}}I can’t really put it better than {{author|Scott Galloway}}. but one of the good denizens of LinkedIn made a rather good point: “[[passion]]” has lost its meaning. Rather like “[[authentic|authenticity]]”.
+{{a|shitmaxim|<youtube>https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=wVWyqlJK93Q</youtube>}}It is hard to put it better than {{author|Scott Galloway}} — see video left — but one of the good denizens of [[LinkedIn]] made a rather good point: “[[passion]]” has lost its meaning. Rather like “[[authentic|authenticity]]”.
-{{d|Passion|/ˈpaʃ(ə)n/|n|}} — Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin ''passio(n- )'' (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin ''pati'' ‘suffer’.
+{{quote|{{d|Passion|/ˈpaʃ(ə)n/|n|}} — Middle English: from Old French, from late Latin ''passio(n- )'' (chiefly a term in Christian theology), from Latin ''pati'' ‘suffer’.}}
+“Passion” meant, originally, to suffer'' and ultimately, in the Baby Jesus’ case, to ''die'' in the pursuit of something you care about. So if you are prepared for a life or torment, irritation and disappointment, by all means, follow your passion.