"The days of our youth are the days of our glory;"
~Lord Byron

Saturday, April 21, 2012

We Artists Walk in Fear

There are two things that i dote on. The first is writing and the second is observing. But for some reason the idea of a blog never sat well with me. It seems like bloggers are simply just talking to themselves on a cyber "notepad".
But i revisited the notion today when i watched a youtube video about a British guy named Charlie. He explains how he is obsessed with making video's for youtube but in the end never find's the nerve to post them. And you know, that got me thinking about my own circumstance. I spend so much time writing and it all stays locked away in my little vintage journal, or gets mixed in with my school papers. (And God only knows, they are never to be seen again!).
The point is no one see's them and even i forget about them over time. I am an avid reader of the famous blogger John Scalzi and i recently read a quote of his.

“Engrave this in your brain: EVERY WRITER GETS REJECTED. You will be no different.”
  - John Scalzi

My question is, what are we afraid of?
The answer (i believe) is simply that we are afraid of judgement. But Picasso would have never become Picasso if he submitted to this belief.
Therefore i have decided to cling to the idea of "Carpe Diem" And "Seize the Day". Walk in courage rather than fear.
I will let go, and present the world with a faithful narrative of my life as an 18 year old... Kissing 19.
I must warn my readers that i am very bias and often contradict myself. But hey isn't that the fun of being a teenager? To scoff and judge the world without a single notion of how to change it. Not yet anyway...