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@ the conditionality in bold- Say I would join subject to the condition you mentioned . would that really indictate passion for the work?There could be different reasons for joining besides the condition you mentioned. The ide of raining down bullets on the enemy may appeal but on getting a vacancy I may want to apply for the airforce. The passionate appeal you make regarding your need for me to join the ground forces could also sway my decision 😆 So how exactly would it determine my passion for the work itself 😕
The inference ("passionate or not") is not apparent because we are being ambiguous about the proposition ("passionate for work"). It has to translate to its underlying objective.
If the objective is to "defend the country as a member of the armed forces" or to "care for the patients as a doctor", qualifying / limiting that objective by conditionally working towards that objective ("I will defend the country as a member of the armed forces provided I get into the air force" or "I will care for the patient as a doctor provided I get to live in the urban areas" will only serve to dilute that stated passion. Passion is a compelling, overpowering emotion. For whatever reasons, if you limit it, it can safely be concluded that you are not as passionate about the original objective as you think you are.
Your priorities, your affinities, your situation, your comforts, your background, your prejudices, your fears are all conditions that limit your passion.
if the need exists, a truly passionate person would take the opportunity to work towards fulfilling his/her passion. I established that the need exists for doctors in the rural areas in real life as also a need for foot soldiers in my hypothetical scenario. By "waiting it out", the doctors and you are misrepresenting your positions ("we are passionate but ...")
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