ART

For an incalculably long time I have been preparing myself to post on this gem of a theme : ART .
I am bestowed with some art bend  : dance , music  and sketching which has always been a part of me all  through  the bygone years and even now.

Befuddled   or anxious , through this uncertainty which life throws at me art has always helped me get through and I feel that has been the very experience with anyone who devotes time for art or appreciates it. Art is for the one who could appreciate the beauty in its expression , for those who could find the enigma  and the very reason of its birth , for those who could connect to the rich souls who created uniqueness in their  art form .Art varies in forms from music , to paintings to dance to pottery to many others !

When the sarod or guitar strings strike a chord in rhythmic progression I levitate in bliss ! When an  artist's painting gives me a glimpse of my life , when I read a piece of poetry and connect instantly I understand art is the very form of expression to understand and land on this beautiful place called life !

India is a land of abundant artists.  I am a follower of many of them ,   like many others in this world. So its difficult to rank them in a particular order so not mentioning that unending list of names .While people state and define art in their words I find it difficult to define and  limit  an art in mere words as  in magical , divine , beautiful or fantastic .All I understand about it , here it is ;
What I see and feel in an art form is its redeeming and liberating nature. Practicing , performing , or appreciating an art all brings  along a special feel :   FREEDOM .It frees  our soul and lets us adore things around  .Clear your troubled heart , soothe your life with some art I say .Its a great healer as well .

"Go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possibly can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something."
- Kurt Vonnegut .

Finally,  here is the writeup I wrote on my Best Friend's midnight mention of two words : Pearl and Sand .

To be specific she at different times ,  helps me to be inspired to write something better  and so just that you all  may know . "Ms. Leo"  here is the proof . 

Covered in sands of the ocean and lands I have travelled distances Rolling and being layered in different areas. Surrounded by heat , cold and rainy days I have matched my days along with you . I am a pearl , in the sand ,known and recognized when people swipe me from u . When people clear the layers of sand  they find me . You are a part of my identity.

Sometimes the sparkling lives have been along with the little rays which couldn't be sparks . They aid the ones who need a sparkling life .
Same like the Pearl and Sand.

Don't forget the sands who have carried  you.  They have been with you always , your turn to be for them .

Pearl said to the sand
Oh how dusty are you !
Sand said but its all for you ,
I take the pain to shield you
Oh no!  u don't said the pearl
When she was trapped in a string she knew what sand meant
Once she had freedom with the sand
Now all she had was string of other pearls like her 

- yes, I made that up with those two  words.

Art is all around us ..hope you find your area of an art companion.

Thank You for reading this .
Always 

Agnes