Defining oneself through reason

The title says it: one can define oneself through reason.

When considering understanding oneself through one’s passion one also needs to consider defining oneself through reason. Passion is best lived when balanced with reason. Following one's passion can result in considerable development of oneself but while doing so, one needs to mind reason and use it as a balance to passion.

Reason, too, is something which needs to be explored and cultivated. This, too, can be a process of finding oneself. Once learned properly, reason can help process experiences and draw consequences. Thus reason can become a healthy balance to the impulses of passion by helping reflect on those impulses and evaluate them.

Through reason one can even develop its passion, thus using both in the best way possible.

Understanding oneself through passion

The title says it: one can understand oneself by exploring one’s passion.

First, one needs to find out what one's passion is. The process of finding it is individual and thus a unique experience. Finding one's passion can be a part of finding oneself.

Finding one’s passion is just the first step. Having found it, one needs to understand why one has a specific passion. By understanding why one has a specific passion, one understands oneself. Once understood, the passion needs to be cultivated. Cultivating it means developing it while reflecting on it.

This process can bring about considerable personal development and result in a corresponding personal learning process.

Experiencing such developments, one can realise that by exploring one’s passion one can develop greatly.