The Diagnosis is Contextual
Fuel Your Passion Without the Neon Lights and Bling!
Sophia: Peter, why do so many seek excitement in superficial displays, thinking it will ignite the fire within?
Peter: Because true passion cannot be manufactured or prescribed. It emerges from within, fragile yet potent. The bright lights and glitter may dazzle, but they cannot spark what is not already alive.
Sophia: So the temptation of spectacle often distracts us from cultivating the inner flame?
Passion, you see, can be destroyed by a doctor. It cannot be created.
— Peter Shaffer (1926-2016)
Peter: Exactly. External stimulation can mimic energy, but genuine drive is born from commitment, curiosity, and the quiet insistence to follow one’s own calling.
Sophia: Then passion is both delicate and resilient—easily misled by noise, yet unkillable when nurtured with care.
Peter: Yes. Feed it with experience, reflection, and courage. Let it grow away from the false glitter that masks emptiness. The neon lights may fade, but the fire you tend endures.
Sophia: In that way, true brilliance is internal. The glow of your passion lights the path, not the dazzle of what others claim as success.
Peter: And once it’s alive, it inspires action, not admiration. That is the mark of authentic fulfillment.
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