Differentiation

"Care for nothing in yourself but what you feel exists nowhere else."

I've been pondering this part of my favorite phrase. Does it mean, if someone else can do something better than me, I stop? Does it mean, I stop when someone does things that I also do? What if they suck at what I do? What if they are better than me? At what point is the line drawn? Do I continue to do those things that others do, but care nothing about what I am doing?

These questions don't matter if this one is answered: Am I passionate about it?

Comments

[jim]

Your passions are like a garden, you can choose what to care for or cultivate. Search for the passions that separate you. When they become common, move on and replant.

[Ken]

I have a little different take on this quote. It seems to be more of a celebration of uniqueness than a behavioral instruction. It is a Zen sort of riddle hidden in a statement. Riding my motorcycle out into the desert is not unique. Looking at it with a different mindset, only I can ride my bike the way I ride it. Therefore, even though I may see hundreds of bikes on the road, I am doing something unique to myself, and the world as a whole. So, basically, given the proper vantage point, everything we do and create is unique. I don't feel there is a need to search for the passions that separate. Grab your passion and ride, for whatever that passion is, because you are doing it, it is unique and different and beautiful.