Some wonderful view on creativity and agriculture by Paulo Coelho... worth spending few minutes...
Ploughing the field
The moment the soil is turned, oxygen penetrates places it was unable to
previously. This process of interior revolution is very important –
because, just as the field’s new look will see sunlight for the first
time, a new assessment of our values will allow us to see life
innocently, without ingenuity. A good creator must know how to continually
turn over his values, and never be content with that which he/she
believes he/she understands.
Sowing
All work is the fruit of contact with life. He/she never knows, at the
outset, which things will be important to him in the future, so the more
intense his life is, the more possibilities he/she will create for an
original language. If he/she tries to imitate or control his
inspiration, he/she will never obtain that which he/she desires. He/she
must allow his life to sow the fertile soil of his unconscious.
Growth
There is a time in which the work writes itself, freely, at the bottom
of the author’s soul – before it dares show itself. The creator must
respect the time of gestation, although he/she knows – just like the
farmer – that he/she is only partially in control of his field; it is
subject to drought and floods. But if he/she knows how to wait, the
stronger plants, which can resist bad weather, will come to light with
great force.
The Harvest
The moment when a person manifests on a conscious plane he/she sowed
and allowed to grow. If he/she harvests early, the fruit is green, if
he/she harvests late, the fruit is rotten. Every artist recognizes the
arrival of this moment; although some aspects may not have matured
fully, some ideas not be crystal clear, they reorganize themselves as
the work is produced. Without fear and with great discipline, he/she
understands that he/she must work from dawn to dusk, until the work is
finished.
Sharing
And what to do with the results of the harvest? Again, we look to Mother
Nature: she shares everything with everyone. An artist who wishes to
keep his work to himself, is not being fair with that which he/she
received from the present moment, nor with the inheritance and teachings
of his forefathers. If we leave the grain stored in the granary, it
will go bad, even though it was harvested at the right time. When the
harvest is over, the time comes to share, without fear or shame, your
own soul.
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