Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for August 10, 2015
August 03, 2015
August 17, 2015
Transcript:
The Calling by Aungthan. So you’ve decided to be an artist. Congratulations. Or should I say… …commiserations? You’re in for a lifetime of uncertainty. Family, friends, lovers… …be prepared to lose them. KNOCK KNOCK This road can be a lonely one. Don’t worry, you’ll make new acquaintances. Their names are “ANXIETY”… …”FEAR”… …and “SELF-DOUBT”. They’ll be by your side forever. Through every embarrassment… …and rejection… …they are there… …whispering in your ear… FOO FIGHTERS WORLD TOUR …”YOU’RE NOT GOOD ENOUGH”. Yet you live for THAT moment. When the spark strikes… …and you touch the light. Angels sing. Heavens part. The ROK LIVE MUSIC Gods tremble. CREATIVITY! NEW GENESIS Nothing compares. It nourishes the soul… …and enriches the spirit. The sacrifice repaid in full. At least that’s what you tell yourself. EVICTION NOTICE Two steps forward, one step back… …on a journey that never ends. DING DONG YAWN But don’t let me scare you. The decision was never yours to make. After all, you don’t choose your calling. The calling chooses you.
bfrg45 over 8 years ago
Don’t see an author’s name for this quote. Does that mean he’s illustrating his own words for a change? Good ones!
tengu99 over 8 years ago
I going to guess one of the Foo Fighters since they are shown in the comic.
papa dog over 8 years ago
this one is very good it is spot on. thank you papa dog.
Kind&Kinder over 8 years ago
Your soul (call it what you will ) will guide you along the way. Best not to fight it for a happy life. Listen to the still, small voice when it points you in a positive direction. Money, power, material excess (at least an inordinate amount of them, are rarely the answer. Live for joy, or, as Joseph Campbell would have it, bliss. But only if you really understand what I just wrote!
Vet Premium Member over 8 years ago
That is such a true statement. The Calling Choses You.I know that feeling being where I am now. I did all kinds of jobs till 1981. Joined the Department and 34 years later still serving the Department and plan to for 4 more years till I finally hang up the gun and put the badge back in its case.
spaced man spliff over 8 years ago
For those lucky few, an artistic calling pays the bills. But keep at it, regardless. I’m a visionary mixed media artist with practically no business sense, but am still at it at 71. But I made my living in a neurobiochemistry research lab. At a deep level, the two disciplines aren’t as different as they may seem at first glance. I was blessed with what I call a very effective “corpus colosseum”.
ehtaniguchi over 8 years ago
Gavin wrote this one himself. I suspect he has a lot of personal experience dealing with this, even if he’s not rockin’ a guitar.
nawsa Premium Member over 8 years ago
How long will the parents keep at their soul-sucking mundane jobs to support his creative ass? They’re looking burnt-out.
Goblinopolis over 8 years ago
Absolutely nothing compares with the rush of performing for people.
Clearstream about 8 years ago
I am lucky my parents want me to be whatever makes me happy. That is a terrible mother.