On Passion and Rationality
On finding a liveable line between reasoned decisions and the spontaneity that keeps life interesting.
There should be a fine line between impulsive decisions fuelled by passion alone and rational ones based on logic. Of course, a completely “rational” individual is utterly boring for their routines are mundane and they are outright predictable. Spontaneity, impulsive decisions, and actions based on no particular reason are very necessary to keep things interesting and maintain dynamicity, However, an impulse of unprecedented passion or mere aesthetics should not hinder the practicality of the scenario or fulfilment of the task.
If I head to the bakery carrying enough money just to buy a loaf of bread, even if I get mesmerized by that florist’s singular white rose with pinkish trims along the edges of the petals that catches my eyes, I must carry on to the bakery for the loaf. Perhaps the rose costs a fraction of the capital that I carry, but if I spend even that much, I would be unable to buy the loaf and end up starving, and for what? To catch a sniff and then simply put it in a water-filled vase until it wilts?
On the other hand, if I buy that loaf, return home, fetch some more money, and then go back to buy that rose- now that is perfectly reasonable. If I think that pretty white rose is worth the effort of one and a half roundtrips, then I must definitely go for it.
Take that extra step to achieve your desired aesthetics and passionate goals that give you a sense of transitory happiness. It is worth it. However, if you sacrifice your basic requirements in order to fulfil said goals, you are a nincompoop.
Needless to say, if that rose is rare or unlike any other rose you have ever seen, then go for the rose first and then come back for the bread. Now, if you are someone ravenously passionate about roses but lack the required funds for both, then the aforementioned “logic” may not apply to you.
Who am I to judge? Do what you want.
PS- Let’s assume that no digital payment methods existed during the era of the above situation