Reflection on burdens of life
Tuesday, November 29, 2005
I'm going to post my reflection on my story. please pardon me because I have no idea how to do the reflection. It's supposed to be about why you chose the subject or what technique you were trying to achieve. give me a hand here..
Reflection
I found that many people, especially I myself, hold up an illusion of themselves, whether it is intentional or not, whether it is a positive mask of a negative person or a negative mask of a positive person. I have chosen to paint a picture of someone who looks beautiful on the outside but yet is ruins on the inside because in the fast-growing business world, people have to, more often than not, keep up a good image of themselves. Reputation becomes increasingly important as competition grows. Thus, the theme of this story—illusions can destroy a person.
Wonder what I should write about next.. anorexic idea came back into my mind.. maybe I should post my candle story. well, i will. here's whatever sketch i've got anyway. i can't believe i'm doing this, i never post first sketches on my blog.
A candle in a sea of lights, its flame steadily burning, constantly pushing the other candles to burn brighter. Their melted waxes drip down their sides, before solidifying with each other to form one large piece of hardened wax on the surface.
However much the candle may want to move away into isolation, it can't, for its melted wax has already solidified onto the surface. The only way to move, is to let the lighter choose to cut out that candle. But if that ever is to be, some of its melted wax will still be left on the surface, left behind with the waxes of the other candles; and some of the wax from other candles, may have been brought away with that candle.
A candle in a sea of lights, snuffed out. No reason for other candles to go out because of that one. No one will notice, only the lighter of that candle. But it is not for the candle to control whether the other candles may quiver from the wind of the snuff. Nevertheless, the candles have to burn even brighter, to make up for the lost of that powerful light. It may be good, for when new candles come in, it won't be too hard for them to catch the flame.
Don't blame you guys if you don't get what on earth i'm talking about here. nevertheless, it'll be up. cya till i get inspiration again.
Reflection
I found that many people, especially I myself, hold up an illusion of themselves, whether it is intentional or not, whether it is a positive mask of a negative person or a negative mask of a positive person. I have chosen to paint a picture of someone who looks beautiful on the outside but yet is ruins on the inside because in the fast-growing business world, people have to, more often than not, keep up a good image of themselves. Reputation becomes increasingly important as competition grows. Thus, the theme of this story—illusions can destroy a person.
Wonder what I should write about next.. anorexic idea came back into my mind.. maybe I should post my candle story. well, i will. here's whatever sketch i've got anyway. i can't believe i'm doing this, i never post first sketches on my blog.
A candle in a sea of lights, its flame steadily burning, constantly pushing the other candles to burn brighter. Their melted waxes drip down their sides, before solidifying with each other to form one large piece of hardened wax on the surface.
However much the candle may want to move away into isolation, it can't, for its melted wax has already solidified onto the surface. The only way to move, is to let the lighter choose to cut out that candle. But if that ever is to be, some of its melted wax will still be left on the surface, left behind with the waxes of the other candles; and some of the wax from other candles, may have been brought away with that candle.
A candle in a sea of lights, snuffed out. No reason for other candles to go out because of that one. No one will notice, only the lighter of that candle. But it is not for the candle to control whether the other candles may quiver from the wind of the snuff. Nevertheless, the candles have to burn even brighter, to make up for the lost of that powerful light. It may be good, for when new candles come in, it won't be too hard for them to catch the flame.
Don't blame you guys if you don't get what on earth i'm talking about here. nevertheless, it'll be up. cya till i get inspiration again.