The amateurs (a small essay) Many people today mean by word 'amateur' something that has been done on the not professional level. Apparently this word became the opposite of the 'quality'. It's curious to know that actually the origin of the word 'amateur' rises from the latin word meaning 'to love'. The history and the present show us many examples of the amateurs who reached a significant success in the business. They were driven by love of the subject or the field they worked in. The morden example of how the amateurs become a multi-millionaires are those who we called 'nerds', people who are really love technology and computing . They would be doing their work even they never be paid for that. This is the main difference between them and those who just want to take advantage of the burst of the Internet and make quick money. Other example of the success amateurs are workers in the organic food sector. They started with running a small home-made production and raised till almost the global market without betraying the principles of their work. So is it real to gain one's living or even reach a big success doing what you really passionate about? I think we have enough proves to try it at least.