The best way to steal
(repost from September 14th, 2006)
The life and ideas of the entire world lay at your disposal. The work of the divinely inspired and absolute genius are available for you to use in whatever way you see fit. History has more human thought and belief than you could absorb in your entire life...its up to you to discover what you are best at understanding, and seek out all the paths and groundwork others have laid before you. Why try to understand the world all on your own? Others before you have labored away out of love to discover what they can about everything around us....we can use the blood and sweat of history as stepping stones into the sky. There is profound truth and realization to be found hidden under boulders of the past.
Think of each piece of inspired writing or human work of art as a piece of an infinitely expansive puzzle that can be assembled in an indefinite amount of ways. All you need is to find a few of the right pieces....and they can be assembled into something brilliant.
Take one puzzle piece of inspiration, one piece of science, one piece of psychology and one piece of your own understanding of the world....if you have found the right pieces, they will combine to make an amazing picture that the world has never seen. In a single art museum, in a simple cd store, in one library...these are the places where you can gather your puzzle pieces of choice.
If you ever have trouble thinking of ideas....just remember, there are already a million of them for you to utilize. You don't have to think of a brand new theory or solve an impossibly hard mystery to become a genius, all you need to do is understand the great ideas of others before you.
Dont force yourself to become great at something that frustrates or confuses you. Find something that you brings you joy and understanding, and learn all you can about it. Do whatever you can to find something that brings you happiness, no matter how insignificant it may seem at the time. One must truly enjoy what they are doing to walk down it's path with no end in sight - and beautiful scenery that goes on forever.
The life and ideas of the entire world lay at your disposal. The work of the divinely inspired and absolute genius are available for you to use in whatever way you see fit. History has more human thought and belief than you could absorb in your entire life...its up to you to discover what you are best at understanding, and seek out all the paths and groundwork others have laid before you. Why try to understand the world all on your own? Others before you have labored away out of love to discover what they can about everything around us....we can use the blood and sweat of history as stepping stones into the sky. There is profound truth and realization to be found hidden under boulders of the past.
Think of each piece of inspired writing or human work of art as a piece of an infinitely expansive puzzle that can be assembled in an indefinite amount of ways. All you need is to find a few of the right pieces....and they can be assembled into something brilliant.
Take one puzzle piece of inspiration, one piece of science, one piece of psychology and one piece of your own understanding of the world....if you have found the right pieces, they will combine to make an amazing picture that the world has never seen. In a single art museum, in a simple cd store, in one library...these are the places where you can gather your puzzle pieces of choice.
If you ever have trouble thinking of ideas....just remember, there are already a million of them for you to utilize. You don't have to think of a brand new theory or solve an impossibly hard mystery to become a genius, all you need to do is understand the great ideas of others before you.
Dont force yourself to become great at something that frustrates or confuses you. Find something that you brings you joy and understanding, and learn all you can about it. Do whatever you can to find something that brings you happiness, no matter how insignificant it may seem at the time. One must truly enjoy what they are doing to walk down it's path with no end in sight - and beautiful scenery that goes on forever.
1 Comments :
Thank you for your awesome words. You are very wise for someone so young. I recently purchased one of your Tool inspired prints, and it will be the first piece of artwork to go up in my new office. Thanks again, and never stop creating...
Peace-
Holly Anderson, LMT
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