From layman to artist... the way

So... I am back to writing. Huh...
Not my problem man, I have so much to accomplish in life, and I have so much time in my life :-), I can afford to take some rest and write this piece of crap. I don't know I should write this or not, sometimes I think I am everything that I wanted to be at this time of my life. I earn too much money, and that too so early in my professional career, its amazing.... :-)
Listening to Satriani's song Lights of Heaven. We admire all this people: musicians, sportsmen, artists, writers and all. Let me say something about them in general..
In everybody's learning experience, there are three phases I feel. The beginner, at the starting point, when he starts on the journey, the output is a lot more than the input he gives. You can say, sort of beginner's luck, till he hits the intermediate level.
Till this point, he is motivated as the output keeps him going, pumping him on. But at next stage, he hits stagnancy. He does not have the impetus to go on, as he does not see himself growing according to input he gives. The learning curve has lost his curve. :-) Let me show this through an example..
A guy is learning martial arts. He starts, its all fun, he is shown the various statures to maintain at each point of time. He learns various moves independently.. piece of cake. But thats not the art he came to learn. What the main factor is sewing all this moves together, use them instantaneously, being aware of "everything". In this phase he sees himself going the opposite way, he cant put things together, he cant make decisions, he is unable to choose. The mind hits the point "blank". He actually hits rock bottom, as he now knows many things or moves, but is not able to use them, as good as nothing.
This is the place where greats don't stop and quitters do what they like doing.. :-) This phase is the test of patience and perseverence. This phase is like watering of a seed, waiting for it to sprout. This is the time where artists divert from the common man.

The great thing and the hard thing is to stick to things when you
have outlived the first interest, and not yet got the second, which
comes with a sort of mastery.
-- Janet Erskine Stuart

The next phase is what I called "bang". Here you hit creativeness, you master things, everything falls into place, it becomes a part of "you". You no longer have to think, you make choices not between bad and good but between good and better, and the best. Everything comes from inside, the art has gone out of mind and entered your conscience. Every thing is "natural" now. Its a part of your "nature".

This process is perfect in itself. It helps you, tests you, teaches you but also gifts the one who deserves. With every art, be anything, you master, you become closer with the world. You now own a part of this world outside of yourself. Not only this, you are giving something back for what you got.

This is one of the 'purpose'....

Things people have said:

Friends :
1. Act against what you dislike about yourself. : MnM
2. Then get hurt. : Dev
3. People should stop expecting, and start deserving. : Hobbes
4. Everybody in this world makes you happy, some when they arrive, some when they leave.: Deb
5. Something tells me that you wont(stay). : MnM
6. If the world did not suck this much, we would all fall off. : Deb

Work....

I am sitting in my seat and writing this at this point of time. Not unusual for me though. I do things differently... that has become my passion, my driving point. If its not different, its not worth.I am sitting next to a window, with sort of curtains on it. They stop the view not the sound... :-) Heavy traffic sounds outside. Clock says... 14:48... well this is the most unusual time to work. Half the world is sleeping now... well half the world is asleep at any moment of the day.... :-) or maybe the whole... at every moment. Trucks after trucks outside.... more ... many more..
If not for the music.... i would have been sleeping now... santana is playing "black magic woman". Music is a universal language, everyone knows.... But we dont ponder why it is??? what is this rhythem... these tunes... these guitar licks... why do they attract us... We dont know anything.... Clock strikes 15:00.... The trade jobs will be starting just now.... telling all the trades that have happened all day... i have to monitor the procedure... many people would have made money on these trades today....
I feel sleepy in this empty office.... it emptied 2 hours ago.... the last but me, guy left 15 minutes back.... how many coffees will i have to take to be awake.....
I once read somewhere... if this universe be an ocean, we are a tiny ant in a ship that is right corner of it.... and we want to know it all.... people think if we go to moon or mars, we are exploring the world... What shit.... stupidity....Everything is here... everything is one....
No...the last guy did not leave... he was in some other room... so some partner at these times...
thank god... i dont feel like working today.... so i wont... and thats why i am writing this blog...I think when you dont "feel" like doing something... that is not worth doing at that time.
I just noticed that I end all my sentences like "..." i dunno why... maybe i feel they are incomplete.
I always leave a scope for something new to fill. Keep everything as open. And most importantly 2 things : Mind and Faith. I once had a message from paddy "Mind is like a parachute. It works best when open".
So true..
Let me do some work now... I think it should be given some importance. :-)
I am back.. Clock says 17:23... If u love your work , you dont have to work... you dont feel like working..
You are enjoying it. Thats when the time passes so fast. Some time more here then i will rush for home.
I try to see through the curtains, to see if the light has grown or not.
I see a glimmer of light.... its just wishful thinking.. it is dark outside. completely dark outside... what a day!!!
When i will leave it will be very cold.... i brought a shawl with me today.
Let me say something new today...
These blogs and the burst of them nowadays, represent the same curve that resulted in growing of rock from music to a religion. Rock grew because it was straight from the heart, people actually identified themselves with the songs, the music.. it dealt with life in general. Same with blogs, people feel like a platform given to them to express their views.. someone with read it appreciate it.... It might become a global phenomenon.
I hate this.... if there was a bit of light I would have left by now. I fear those dogs at this time. They are at their peak of barking and running behind people. Should i leave... its just 17:37. No light still.Ok lets just leave for today.. i should fight my fear for dogs..
The sun will come up in half an hour.
Ya.. ok me leaving...
Lets complete the last things...
write my journal, give the RAS key back, make a call... and change my clock timings from US time back to IST.
Bye.