Comments on: Art, Faith, Humanity http://www.letterlover.net/2009/09/28/art-faith-humanity/ Where the written word lives on... Thu, 17 May 2012 15:53:03 +0000 http://wordpress.org/?v=2.1.2 By: Jinnayah http://www.letterlover.net/2009/09/28/art-faith-humanity/#comment-22177 Jinnayah Thu, 29 Oct 2009 18:16:57 +0000 http://www.letterlover.net/2009/09/28/art-faith-humanity/#comment-22177 Dear Samara, A friend of mine and compatriots of his have been having a bit of a discussion on "poets v. critics" at a blog called "Three's Prime." The first of your entries here reminded me of that. The act of creating is beautiful, and sacred, and invariably worthwhile, if sometimes only for the growing of the creator's soul. We are not far apart in chronological milestones. To combine your second and third points, try looking back to discover times in your life when you truly have loved your neighbor as yourself (it's hard!). Now think about whether you could get back to that by working on loving your neighbor--or by working on loving yourself. The Plato quote is new to me. It's great. Dear Samara,

A friend of mine and compatriots of his have been having a bit of a discussion on “poets v. critics” at a blog called “Three’s Prime.” The first of your entries here reminded me of that. The act of creating is beautiful, and sacred, and invariably worthwhile, if sometimes only for the growing of the creator’s soul.

We are not far apart in chronological milestones. To combine your second and third points, try looking back to discover times in your life when you truly have loved your neighbor as yourself (it’s hard!). Now think about whether you could get back to that by working on loving your neighbor–or by working on loving yourself.

The Plato quote is new to me. It’s great.

]]> By: Masa http://www.letterlover.net/2009/09/28/art-faith-humanity/#comment-25467 Masa Tue, 05 Jan 2010 00:45:56 +0000 http://www.letterlover.net/2009/09/28/art-faith-humanity/#comment-25467 Wow, that is such a powerful quote from ‘Reading Lolita in Teheran.’ That’s another book recommendation I need to look into. Being in a democratic society, we take it for granted the opportunity to express our thoughts freely. I don’t remember where I heard or read this but I came across a quote or a statement talking about defining a work as an art if the work can elicit a response from the audience. Yeah, there are works out there that may be described with single words such as beautiful or stunning, but I feel that the magnitude of the works you create elicit more than one-word responses. Your blog entries inspire us to look at our inner self to question and refine our identity. I think ‘Note to Self’ falls in this category, too, through journaling. And ‘For the Love of Letters’ has inspired me to verbally articulate my thoughts, whether it be through writing, or in person. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but you have demonstrated that there are other forms of art which inspire us to be verbally creative, and still find ways to elicit responses which cannot be described by a single word, and then set aside for good. I don’t know if there is a single word that would describe the type of artist to describe you, but your works inspire goodness in us and towards those we interact with. You’re more than just an artist. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful contribution. Wow, that is such a powerful quote from ‘Reading Lolita in Teheran.’ That’s another book recommendation I need to look into. Being in a democratic society, we take it for granted the opportunity to express our thoughts freely. I don’t remember where I heard or read this but I came across a quote or a statement talking about defining a work as an art if the work can elicit a response from the audience. Yeah, there are works out there that may be described with single words such as beautiful or stunning, but I feel that the magnitude of the works you create elicit more than one-word responses. Your blog entries inspire us to look at our inner self to question and refine our identity. I think ‘Note to Self’ falls in this category, too, through journaling. And ‘For the Love of Letters’ has inspired me to verbally articulate my thoughts, whether it be through writing, or in person. A picture may be worth a thousand words, but you have demonstrated that there are other forms of art which inspire us to be verbally creative, and still find ways to elicit responses which cannot be described by a single word, and then set aside for good. I don’t know if there is a single word that would describe the type of artist to describe you, but your works inspire goodness in us and towards those we interact with. You’re more than just an artist. Thank you for sharing such a wonderful contribution.

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