Most creatives, no matter what their medium or discipline, are likely to toil away in obscurity. I discussed this reality in my last post. Here is one response to that post that I think you’ll find interesting:
“This is why identifying our artistic endeavor as a calling, a vocation, matters. Then we will not need to find satisfaction in validation, approval and praise from others, but rather see it as what we were created for. In that way, whatever the world does with us becomes insignificant to our vocation. Striving to be people pleasers, as the world expects, does not produce great artists. Being denied recognition, experiencing pain, suffering, poverty, and loss is a good thing for our vocation. If you have noticed the world’s most recognized artists and composers work of recent; it’s often sloppy, ugly, degrading, grotesque and lacking talent. Find your calling, let the world go after mediocrity and admit it’s not our problem to solve.”—Philipp
How do you handle the reality of obscurity? Share your thoughts.
[The Drama of Insignificance is a multi-part, ongoing series. I hope you’ll check out other posts in the series. The series runs in conjunction with the launch of the much-anticipated Human Experience Specialist Certification Course. Become one of the world’s first Human Experience Specialists. Learn more about the program here.]