I don’t want to stay on the surface of myself. I want to lead a voyage of discovery inside myself – that’s why I create.
I want to realize myself: my mind, heart, and soul. I do not do it by walking to the market, as The Clash sang in one of the most tremendous reggae songs, “Rudie Can’t Fail.” I took a voyage of discovery myself by creating something out of nothing. The older I am, the more I feel a deep sense of one’s life is not to look out for external sources of ostensible happiness (money, career, wealth, etc.) but to deep dive into one’s soul to try to find oneself there. Of course, I do not know the aim of life. Undoubtedly, for me, the meaning of life is not to become rich.
Then, the broad definition of creation is something I strive for.
I wrote this text on the 23rd of December, 2023. It was a day when I could write. I’ve been regularly doing street photography for over eight years and writing for over five and a half years. The more I do it, the more I want to do it. The broadly defined creation process is something I do until the end of my life. It is a voyage of discovery myself. I do not have to waste my time staying on the surface of myself. It is not the case that I want to hide from the external world. This place is too magnificent to escape from it.
Nevertheless, I believe the most happiness I can find by contemplating and directing toward the unity that dwells deep in my mind, heart, and soul. Do I plan to find something in my mind and imagination? I do not know. Perhaps I will find nothing. Still, I believe it is the process of searching and developing that counts.
