besides the 'job mundane' reason,
it was also because of my failed relationship
that inspired me to take up the 30dayartist
challenge.
downfalls are one of the many ingredients
to reach enlightenment.
take every downfalls as opportunities for a new reborn.
when i met-up Sean for a brief guide to blogging
at 30dayartist.com,
he did mention a similar downfall.
Day 9 by Sean Lean
"Still not happy with this,
but felt that I needed
to post something."
in Malaysia we have one saying,
"Die-die also must do."
it means;
no matter what the reason, the task has to be accomplished.
like the classic saying,
"the show must go on."
in 30dayartist we manifest that idea.
sean had some empty days and
less than 40 works accomplished,
but yet, for a character like his,
of even to consider to take up this task,
for me, it was a more than enough of a miracle.
if you look through his post,
you can tell how much struggle he
had to force himself everytime to click on
the "publish" button to show
the world his 'unfinished' work.
sean is a perfectionist when
it comes to his artwork.
like many artist,
only they themselves could see
the little flaws in their work.
but for the eyes of others
their work seems perfectly fine enough.
" 'fine enough'?!?!? i bloody want a @#%@^% masterpiece!"
that's the artist's ego.
artist's ego can't be all that bad.
when we learn how to control it,
it can be put into good use.
the early generation self-help books advise us,
"diminish ego and be One with the universe."
yet another new age book says,
"maybe God give us ego for a reason."
learn to control it,
and you'll be one 'with' the universe
and simultaneously,
be 'the' One of the universe.
i've said too much already.
in tradition of Sean's "Details are overrated" post,
(26 comments man!) i'll try to keep mine short to
see whether i'll generate that much interest,
i'll leave you with today's work.
and like sean, i'm still not very happy with it,
is it my artist's ego talking?
you be the judge:
till then.
-chinyew
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