I have found, in most humans, we each have a singular obsession. A topic in which, even if the person we are talking to are only politely listening (if even that) we are just so excited by we will continue to talk about despite any lack of interest. On the surface this is viewed as an annoying trait, a part of the human ego that reveals us to be very self-absorbed people with very little compassion for the other person. For example, when WE are confronted with another person' "obsession", usually we do not relate it to ours, and instead let our minds wander and very rarely try to get excited along with the person. If we can relate to that, why can we not empathize with it? Is the very nature of obsession the thing that seperates us?
Even with that being true, I don't think it's a bad thing. Having a passion makes and keeps us human; vibrant; interesting; thinking; exploring. For those unfortunates who honestly have nothing to "obsess" about, they tend to have nothing to talk about, suffer from depression and lack any will to do much of anything that demands brain power. Those who are deeply passionate- even about multiple things- tend to be the great minds of our time. They are the intelligent, funny, interesting people we are all attracted to. Those people show us that we NEED to be challenged, or that "spark" dies. Even in our death beds, some part of us is still alive enough to feel this. Those who want you to stop want you to because they can't understand it, but that's their fault- NOT yours. Never stop searching, asking, answering, loving, fighting, finding, losing and just living.
I've seen people lose it, and it's something I would not wish on anyone but the very worst of violent humanity. Imagine loving someone with all your heart and then waking up the next morning and not recongnizing their face. Eating your favorite food and just seizing to even notice that it's anything you should be tasting in the first place. Imagine being bored at every waking moment, no matter what you are doing. We cannot let this happen to humanity, and it begins and ends with you and your choices.
