The Inner Artist
Another quote sourced from @ChangeJourney:
Every child is an artist. The problem is how to remain an artist once he grows up.
Have you ever watched a child exploring the world around them? They don’t know what limits are. They will try anything, do anything. Constantly experimenting. Constantly creating.
What happens when we grow up? Does anybody know for sure?
I think that, as we grow, we learn what limits are. The child pours spaghetti on the floor, watching the interesting pattern; the parent corrects him, then cleans up. The child has learned (eventually) that pouring spaghetti on the floor is outside the limits. An avenue for art and experimentation has been removed.
Unfortunately, once limits have been imposed on the human mind, they have a tendency to stay there. It is the rare person who can remove their programmed-in boundaries. That person is the one that we know as “artist”.
