04-24-2016, 09:23 AM
(04-22-2016, 03:08 PM)Jacarran Wrote: Keep up this excellent work man. Really encouraging to see someone so young keep motivated like this. I have just turned 19 a week ago now and after being very motivated 2 and a bit years ago but letting it slide I'll tell you this: Check yourself every now and then whether you are letting other things going on in life encroach in on your art and long term aspirations. Happiness is important but a slide here for something/something else can lead to a chain reaction away from what you really want. As long as you do partly for the sake of enjoying the process of creating you should be good though
Or disregard me rambling, honestly, it's only anecdotal. You've got good potential and I share your confusion on pursuing higher education.
The cost and services surrounding education in your country. In my country a lot of people work fairly little in uni due to govt funding and their weekly workload is only 40hours max per week so they have a lot of free time. Essentially a scholarship to live for 3 years.
Keep up the hard work.
Thank you so much for the encouraging words!
Thankfully my curse and a blessing is that I'm someone who is very comfortable with being on my own (have no problem with socializing tho.. it's just painfully boring to me) ..and therefore it allows me to keep my head clear enough for my long and short-term goals and aspirations. I also carry a small notepad in my pocket everywhere I go so that my spontaneous ideas don't get lost. (and yes.. I recommend wearing clothing with large pockets for that exact reason)
Anyways what I mean to say is that I pretty much check myself every day and don't let myself get off track (always thinking of the next step) ..so I won't let that happen anytime soon.
Regarding education.. it's still quite a blurred line for me.. but we will see if something works out in the future. If not then no worries. I'll still make it work somehow!
And as a last note I'll say this:
Happiness is not what you get in life, but what you become! So stop worrying about the insignificant things in your life so much.. and never let your passion run away from you.
..so grab your pen and get to work right now! I will too :)