When did the expression of humanity became a contest rather than something we can embrace doing freely without scrutiny?
To perform, write, and just doing any form of art for the sake of doing it, when did doing these things make us worry that other people will see and get disapproving gazes?
Because at some point, the bar has been raised for doing what is a natural expression and people get paid more if they sang it better and more people are drawn to who expresses the art form better.
I look at kids doing their dances, crayon drawings, and sing off key. They seem to be having a hell lot of fun compared to when adults do the same stuff. It's just an observation when I was reviewing the concept of Play Therapy which was an entirely different subject and this post was just a side inspiration.
Back to the subject, have you ever seen someone just sing off tune and then thought of experiencing second hand embarrassment? I did. Now I don't really care if someone is so bad at dancing, drawing or singing, if they're having fun at what they do, why not?
One thing I learned about studying how to draw better is that I suck at it. I'm not fishing for compliments. I just think I need to get better even if it's already good for someone else who never picked up a pencil to draw. Because my benchmark for good got higher as I expanded what I want to know and this increase in knowledge technically didn't translate to increase in skill.
But doing art for the sake of art and scribbles led me to discover other paths to enjoy the hobby without purposively pulling hairs just to make it look good. So stop being a try hard and just enjoy the process.
Thanks for your time.