Will you choose to be different?

“Art is a personal gift that changes the recipient.

An artist is an individual who creates art. The more people you change, the more you change them, the more effective your art is.”

Sit in tight for this one, and I kindly ask for open-mindedness.

Now, how many of you don’t like school? For what reasons don’t you like it? Or say, doing jobs for instance? Perhaps, ‘boring’ people? Why?

I remember reading a book about left-handedness a while back, see here http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Left-handedness and apparently how it is associated with creativity. I also remembered how when we are young some people are almost beaten and warned not to use their left hands. In other words, stop being different. Stop being creative.

Back to my previous questions. You know why you and I hate routine? It’s because it brings the same things to the table. It’s because it kills creativity, passion, it kills being brave and being bold, and it kills the very essence that we live for – To be ourselves. Being ourselves means expressing ourselves. Expressing ourselves is being artistic. Being artistic is offering your best, being at your best at all times. That means greater impact on the people around you because when you are good at something, and passionate about it, people see it. People react to it positively, and it challenges them to be artistic. It encourages them to share their gifts with the world, and we hence end up making the world a better place. A happier place.

With the onset of capitalism came an emphasis on money. Having money is great. I wouldn’t have this blog up if I didn’t have this laptop with which I am typing all this. I wouldn’t be able to share my art without money. It’s a means to an end. And what is the end? I am sure it is finding our purpose(s) i.e. finding what we are good at and being the very best at it. Also known as, being artists.

Art is not drawing only. Art is not musical tunes or paintbrushes only. Art is innovation, passion, boldness, creativity and purpose. Art is that waiter who goes out of their way to make sure that the customer is smiling. Art is not a cook. Art is a chef, who in a situation of risk and adventure creates their own recipe. Art is being different. Artists are people you want around when there is no manual to do things. Art is what makes the world go round, and Artists will forever command our attention, whether we like them or not. In short, Art is the ultimate expression of our true selves, when we are ourselves and when we are in a creative and high-energy mood.

·    The most important thing is that eventually art rewards itself and the artist. It is usually ‘best served’ free, with a lot of passion and energy. It usually changes the way we live in a better way and makes the world a whole lot better place. Kindly go ahead and be that artist you have been destined to be. That is your purpose.

Yours friendly.