Ego and Passion

Be careful of the ego; it can hide valuable stuff!

For example, the ego of self-importance can hide the passion for life.
You may be fighting for your pecking order in life, and hide your love for it.

Be careful of directed passion! The only passion that is positive is the "passion with no attachment" of the Peruvian shamans. It's the undirected passion, the passion for everything that is alive, that is life!