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RE: Illuminated Manuscripts at the Getty Museum Took Me Back to the Book of Kells (and Had Me Briefly Considering a Vow of Chastity)
As you rightly said, the artists back in those day dedicated all thier work as thier service to God. Hence, they were more patient
The fact that thier work will take another two generations to complete dint bother them, all they believed is to do the thier action as the service to thier lord.
Interestingly,that's the Basic principle of the Bhagavad Gita to lead the right kind of life(Hindu Scripture).That is to Do your Action/work without the expection of the fruits of your action/work
Don't see a lot of modern day Artists believe in the same principle.
Excellent points. That's something to strive towards, working right without the expectation of reward. To be fair to people in the modern world, the cost of living is high and people need some fruits, but that's a wonderful goal.
To be Honest, Working without expectation is a very hard priciple to follow. Lets take steem for example,Most of us are here with some kind of expectation.😋
But the whole idea of the Bhagavad Gita to forbid expectation is the fact that it leads to Disappointment, which inturn leads to Anger. As we all know, Anger is not good for work and can only cause distruction.
Isn't it so Amazing how well the Ancient civilizations wrote this philosophy?
Many artists would be happy to have just the basics taken care of so that they can continue doing that thing they love so much. The great cathedrals took generations to complete, but somehow the vision was kept alive. Maybe we just don't have long enough attention span to keep a dream going. But that can change...
Altruistic modern day artists are out there, @backpackingmonk only perhaps quieter than their counterparts.
Lately, I've come to think of the artist as a type of mystic and poetry as a form of prayer. Here is an article, for World Literature Today, that I've written on Seeking the Light through Literature: https://www.worldliteraturetoday.org/2017/november/seeking-light-through-literature-yahia-lababidi
In this special issue on Belief in an Ag of Intolerance I featured many modern artists, some of whom refused to even accept payment for their work since they viewed it as a form of service towards a noble goal.
Thank you, @donkeypong, for sharing your fine post which have occasioned these meditations.
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@storytellingza:Yes ,Simple Living and Higher Thinking is the way the cathedrals went about Thier Art.
And as you rightly said, most of us lack long attentionspan these days. But what could be the reason?
It's good hear from you that artist with this kind of priciple existing even today @yahialababidi
Dedication, consistent commitment is one of the foremost keys to success. Persistence in the face of failure or perceived limitations to overcome them also feeds into that mix. One commits to the experience, not the end goal.