Always remember that beauty is within
It was the summer Coltrane died, the summer of love and riots, and the summer when a chance encounter in Brooklyn led two young people on a path of art, devotion, and initiation….. I CANNOT put down JUST KIDS.
Do Not Get Caught Up In the Vanity
There are so many amazing people who give, give, give, and do not stop. Where there is art, love, music, ideas, action, there are still pathways that lead to self righteousness that cause many to appear vain. Do not lose your vision and the ideas, and compassion you want to share with the world. It is so easy to forget that even without recognition, we should still feel satisfied and compelled to continue on the path and goal of “treasures of the heart.” It is so easy to get caught up in the vanity, even though the uniqueness and love behind all of the art seems so beautiful. Your creativity is a treasure, but please do not forget about your heart, and the heart of others. Do not forget what happens to your possessions on earth when you are gone…
“Lay not up for yourselves treasure up on earth, where moth and rust doth corrupt, and where thieves break through and steal: But lay up for yourselves treasures in heaven, where neither moth nor rust doth corrupt, and where thieves do not break through nor steal: For where your treasure is, there will your heart be also.” Matthew 6:19-21
