It’s a belief I hold dear: only great things can be born from pain, struggle, and adversity.
These are not just hurdles to overcome, but transformative forces that can shape our lives in profound and inspiring ways. The first sentence of this text is a quote from one of my previous posts entitled “I needed something to write.” I published this text on the 5th of May, 2025, and I wrote “Pain, struggle, and adversity” on the 15th of May, 2025. It is not the first time I have been inspired to write a new text by myself, because my own statements from the past have often been a source of inspiration. They have not only shaped my thoughts but also my actions.
Has something changed since I wrote that we need struggle and adversity to succeed?
Not at all. I do not believe in easy success. No matter if we talk about business, professional career, or art creation, I do not believe that someone would succeed without earlier failures, difficulties, and struggles. Effort, hard work, patience, and belief in one’s own possibilities are milestones in achieving success. Undoubtedly, there are always failures and losses, because without them, we would not learn much, and we would not find another path to our success. I totally do not bother; I do not have any success regarding art (with doing street photography, writing, and blogging at the forefront).
I believe in process, not in the final result. For me, the journey of creating art is as important as the art itself.
While writing all these things, I started to wonder what success is for me in terms of my artistic activity. Is it fame or maybe money-making from my passion? I do not know. I do not have a specific aim. What I know is that I struggle with time limitations to walk and do street photography, as well as write and manage the www.adammazek.com blog. Going further, while walking and taking pictures on Warsaw’s streets, I feel pain due to having an additional (35 kg) burden on my back and shoulders, and (during Fall and Winter) due to exposing my body to cold. All these things do not ease my artistic flow. Still, I believe all these things make sense and that future generations will appreciate my works.
