Passion for Ethiopian food.
definition of passion:
Passion as a noun: a strong or extravagant fondness, enthusiasm, or desire for anything.
When I was 15 years old I was riding my bicycle home from school. We had just moved from a small town of 5000 population to a city of 50,000.
Passing by a water tower I noticed activity on top of the reservoir, which was a mound of dirt covering a huge tank rising 15-20 feet above ground. On top of the reservoir a group of young people were gathered around a person who was instructing them. They were standing on a large asphalt slab resting on top of the reservoir which had two nets strung across the middle of two marked out rectangles.
Being sports oriented I was curious. Putting the kickstand down on my bike, I walked up the side of the man-constructed hillside. A tall corrugated steel wire fence, standing with a height of 10 feet, surrounded the concrete slab. Looking through the fence I saw the instructor and her students all had a type of racket in their hands and a bucket of white balls.
Observing my interest, the instructor- an older lady of about 65-70 came over and asked me if I would like to come in and ‘hit a ball’. Putting a tennis racket in my hand, she went on the other side of the net and tossed me a ball. The impact of the ball and the racket coming together in my hand sent an electric, emotional current through me that would change my life. A passion for tennis was born. It was like a light bulb flashed on inside my being that would ultimately change the course of my life.
The lady was Mrs. Isherwood from South Africa and she was conducting a clinic for all interested.
Did you ever experience a life changing experience that ‘lit up’ a passion/desire that changed your life goals?
