Sunday, February 18, 2007

why not believe in forever


An artist must have conceived of this idea about flight
A few days ago I thought about how different the past seems, with a few years of experience to filter what happened, as I recall those past times through new eyes. Events change. They are not always so perfect as this flight pattern when they first occur.

Knowledge changes what events really were and are later as they are reconsidered. What we think about makes a great deal of difference. I read somewhere that a famous artist said that he would never allow himself to look at a inferior drawing or painting, or to do anything low or demoralizing, lest is own familiarity with it would taint his own ideal and thus be communicated to his brush.

In some ways the artist is just an idealist. Pretty hard to not experience the bad as well as the good in this world. Both experiences when measured against each other lead to a better perspective.

This artist thinks that to create the best art he needs to control his thoughts. What we think about defines us.

So a thought, reap an act;
Sow and act, reap a habit:
Sow a habit, reap a character:
Sow a character, reap your destiny.
I was listening to a great song today on my “run”. “We still believe in forever:” were the words. Sounds like a painting that is intact. One that is not tainted with inferior influences. One built on positive thoughts……………………………..

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