Daily Meditation: Friday, January 5, 2001
Man is only what he is and cannot give what he does not …
Man is only what he is and cannot give what he does not possess. One must possess in order to give. In order to create in the field of art, especially, one must bear the means within oneself to achieve that creation, and express the beauty of the soul and spirit. If one does not have anything within, whatever he does will be useless.
Some people expose their so-called pieces of art, which are in reality monstrosities. But where did they find them? The answer is very simple: within themselves. We cannot create something mediocre or perverse if we do not have mediocrity or perversity within ourselves; and we cannot create anything divine if heaven does not dwell within us. But to be able to give more than what we are, we must come out of ourselves, penetrate the higher realms to grasp a few particles of beauty or light, then translate them into creations and share them with others. That is the secret of divine art.
