| On creativity |
[May. 7th, 2008|12:11 am] |
| [ | Current Location |
| | T3h D0rmz | ] |
| [ | Current Mood |
| |  contemplative | ] |
| [ | Current Music |
| | A slamming door down the hall... | ] |
Why are people so quick to destroy themselves just because a black box with some schmucks toting beer around tell them to? I'm honestly sick of watching people throw away so much talent just because they feel like they're worthless. When did we stop thinking that we could accomplish anything? I mean, regardless of theological beliefs, you cannot tell me that man was not put here for something more than to just wander around, get drunk, and watch reality TV. We were put here to create, to explore, and most importantly, TO THINK. It's depressing to watch so much potential in the world get sucked down the drain because instead of writing that novel they have been working on for 15 years, the author goes and gets high, or the hobbyist poet gets drunk and slams his car into a tree. Hell, it's not even that, the fools who watch follow the pop culture idols of our day and that follow every new trend, never stopping to think of what their hands might just be capable of. Or the person that belittles their own talents for nothing. I'm even guilty of it, but I can't write myself off completely. The work I do usually won't come close to seeing the light of day at this point but I do TRY.
I guess the main point i'm trying to make, is that regardless of what the TV tells you and regardless of what society mocks you for, there is still always room to expand your knowledge. Never stop striving to create. I guess i'll leave you with some lyrics real quick:
"Sitting down on a couch, you watch,
a fucking slave to a TV show.
You thought before but you sat and dropped.
What did you learn? You don't even know.
It's a brain vacation. A mental masturbation.
It steals my time and it wastes what I've learned.
I'm holding out
for some reality.
I'd like to say that I could spend a day at home with it left off.
How strong's our will?
Stand still!" Gorilla Biscuits 'Stand Still'
Seriously, for whoever's reading this, don't sell yourself short, today's starving artist is a modern hero in a cultural wasteland. Hats off to you guys, and i'm heading to bed. |
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