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Striving for Perection: a Quandary of "Good" AND "Bad"
18 years ago
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I always try to read the journal entries of those that I'm watching. After all, they too the time to write and post them, so should I be kinda enough to read them? Much of the time, I just do the stealth-read, and then ponder for a moment before going on to the next one. But occasionally, thoughts well withing my little feline brain, and I am compelled to respond. This is one of those.
I have removed the names and dates and places, just in case, but this is the majority of my response. I think the premise will become clear as you read.
While it was my response to one individual, I wanted to pas it on, just in case anyone else out there might find the thoughts and babble helpful. If so, then I am thankful.
Without further ado...
As with any form of art, whether it be writing, photography, or even architectural design and building, we are usually our own worst/best critics. As the "creator", we shall always be able to see the things in our works that no one else could see in a hundred years. This is both good, and bad. But for the sake of comment, I disagree with you "this is not normal" comment. I think it's /completely/ normal, especially for those that are very passionate about their work.
The "good" side: You will forever be inspired to do better. You will always be asking yourself "How can this be improved?" or "How can I make this better?" or "What can I do differently next time?" In all of these cases, they are the manifestation for your self-need and motivation to strive for perfection, and continue growing in your abilities. Growth, in every aspect of life, is a good thing, and growth is understanding, and understanding is awareness, and awareness takes us forward in our journeys through life.
The "bad" side: for the pieces/works that you are most passionate about, you will forever be the "hardest" on yourself for not being able to do them /perfectly/. True perfection cannot be achieved. It is the unobtainable goal. But it is, perhaps, the best guide for us in our works, as /it/ is the culmination of all that we might aspire to be. That makes it extremely frustrating, as our works never seem to meet up to those "standards" that we have set for ourself, but yet, those standards can provide us with an infinite amount of motivation to always be increasing our skills. So in many ways, though it is indeed frustrating, the "bad" can be a very "good" thing for us in our growth as artists (whatever your form of art happens to be).
Allow me to offer you my minuscule words of encouragement: the moment that you become "happy" with your works, is the moment that you have ceased growing as an artist, and have become static in form, and complacent in vision.
As always, I wish you continued growth, even with the frustrations at times.
With Sincerity,
Shasta
I have removed the names and dates and places, just in case, but this is the majority of my response. I think the premise will become clear as you read.
While it was my response to one individual, I wanted to pas it on, just in case anyone else out there might find the thoughts and babble helpful. If so, then I am thankful.
Without further ado...
As with any form of art, whether it be writing, photography, or even architectural design and building, we are usually our own worst/best critics. As the "creator", we shall always be able to see the things in our works that no one else could see in a hundred years. This is both good, and bad. But for the sake of comment, I disagree with you "this is not normal" comment. I think it's /completely/ normal, especially for those that are very passionate about their work.
The "good" side: You will forever be inspired to do better. You will always be asking yourself "How can this be improved?" or "How can I make this better?" or "What can I do differently next time?" In all of these cases, they are the manifestation for your self-need and motivation to strive for perfection, and continue growing in your abilities. Growth, in every aspect of life, is a good thing, and growth is understanding, and understanding is awareness, and awareness takes us forward in our journeys through life.
The "bad" side: for the pieces/works that you are most passionate about, you will forever be the "hardest" on yourself for not being able to do them /perfectly/. True perfection cannot be achieved. It is the unobtainable goal. But it is, perhaps, the best guide for us in our works, as /it/ is the culmination of all that we might aspire to be. That makes it extremely frustrating, as our works never seem to meet up to those "standards" that we have set for ourself, but yet, those standards can provide us with an infinite amount of motivation to always be increasing our skills. So in many ways, though it is indeed frustrating, the "bad" can be a very "good" thing for us in our growth as artists (whatever your form of art happens to be).
Allow me to offer you my minuscule words of encouragement: the moment that you become "happy" with your works, is the moment that you have ceased growing as an artist, and have become static in form, and complacent in vision.
As always, I wish you continued growth, even with the frustrations at times.
With Sincerity,
Shasta
I studies classical organ (as is pipe organ) literature in college, and let me tell you, my instructor was hard on me, but I was far harder. I practiced my fingers and toes off, and still couldn't play things how I wanted to, but everyone else seemed to think the music was fine.
Tis' the nature of "created works". :)
"If you are never satisfied with what you write, that is a good sign. It means your vision can see so far that it is hard to come up to it. Again I say, the only unfortunate people are the glib ones, immediately satisfied with their work. To them, the ocean is only knee-deep."
Thanks much for sharing. :)
I'd recommend that you look back through old emails and see if you can find your account info there, as you might have had stuff in your inventory for your avatar that you'd want to keep. :)
You may or may not know that there are many "furries" in SL, and there's a lot of places that sell "furry" avatars. Some of them are quite impressive.
If you do get to log on, my SL name is "Kenti Rau"; you can look me up and IM me if you'd like. I have property there, so you're welcome to stop by for a visit as well. :)
I look forward to seeing you there.
If you have a "Premium" acc, then the first alt acc you make, is the "first basic" acc(aka, the "free" acc). Then, if you want yet another one, the third one you get is $10 and is called the "additional basic" acc. And so on^^,
I had my acc created in 06 (i think), and for the first few months, i didn't play much as it was boring and i didn't know anyone. So over the next month, i lost my ac info:s I just used the "Forgot your password thing", and got my character back that way^^,
It's 6 AM here now, got up about 10 mins ago... I'm gonna stumble into the shower before i rush off to shcool:s
Have a nice day and i'll seya later today (I hope)^^,