In the past, quality & delivery are my strengths to differentiate myself from the crowds.
Now, I’m fighting the pressure to also compete
in price!
Today, all buyers want are top product
quality, super-fast delivery of results or goods and at rock-bottom prices. Damn!
This explains why I’ve to do other jobs, rain or shine because my art does not
put enough food on the table.☹
In the past, to excel in any art means putting in time and efforts to practise and hone one’s observation and drawing skills.
Now some smart and lazy novices have invented
generative AI to create art for free using other artists’ inputs. Life is getting
very tough as anything could be fake, including artwork!
Human artists now have to compete with both real artists and computer softwares that copy my art. Damn!
In the past, I’m afraid to show my art
publicly for fear being made a laughing stock.
Now I can hide behind a computer screen and show my art creations any time. Art and humour can be a form of business too. It’s just that nobody has gotten famous and rich doing it. Still, there is no shortage of aspiring and struggling artists showing their art for free.
In the past, I laughed openly at others’ foolish acts and behaviours. It’s so easy to laugh at others but tough to find something to laugh at ourselves!
Now I try to upkeep my image and hide my
laughter from public view. We are all serious humans who do weird things. This
is called perspective.
In the past, I felt anxious when people laughed
at me. I didn’t know why. So I had to be real careful not to do foolish things.
Now I don’t care so much. Laughter is free
and can be a temporary relief for stress and hardships.
Today is World Laughter Day. Just laugh lah!
In the past, I liked to keep things even when they’re broken. I believed somedays, I’d repair or re-purpose them for use again. Many stuff accumulate and I became a hoarder.
So now I’m trying very hard to get rid of things,
broken or not used. I realized having less means more: more pocket money for coffee (if I sell stuff)
and more space to stretch my arms and legs. 😊
But don’t be fooled by influencers. It’s not
practical to live normally as a minimalist.
