Enthusiasm is Life

I’m becoming something of an audiophile. I know, that’s what I thought at first too.

The whole process has been fascinating to me, from the learning, to the gear, to the listening.

But what I’m finding most enjoyable about it, if I pay attention closely, is the fact that I’m engrossed in it. That I’m passionate about it.

That’s all we really want, isn’t it?

I wrote about this here and here

The most depressed people I know are those who aren’t deeply interested in anything.

I owe a lot of my positivity to curiosity. The fact that so many things are fascinating to me makes the world an endless source of happiness.

So when I think of something like being an audiophile, I see it as a path to extreme enthusiasm. The bliss of chasing something, which you then enjoy. It’s the process of optimization, tweaking, adjusting, and then enjoying once again.

I get this vibe from many such activities. Cooking. Gardening. Woodworking. Painting. Making music.

The happiest people are those who are most excited by life.

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