[Quod Sum Eris]Feelings by themselves can sometimes be destructive. Love can be just as destructive as hate. Obsession can be as destructive as apathy. It depends how we go about it. But transcending emotions is something I have no interest in. What connects us to life is the simple truth that we are part of it. We live, we grow, we change, we want. If we could live without desire we would undoubtedly know some kind of peace. But we would be hollow. Empty rooms, shuddered and dank. No love. No hate. No joy. No sorrow. No laughter. No tears. This is not a life I would wish for. The fundamental truth of the matter is that it's our desires that make us human. Without passion, without desire, we may as well be dead.
Love this! Especially the part in bold.
I was extremely angry with someone once, and another person told me "Calm down, don't let them get you angry." I thought "Nope. I'ts my hate, and no one's going to take it away from me."
Anger might be an uncomfortable emotion. Some might call it a negative one. It's still a part of the human experience though, and
as you said, without passion, we may as well be dead.