Salman Ansari
@salmanscribbles
embracing my inner polymath — writing, drawing, coding, playing
@salmanscribbles
embracing my inner polymath — writing, drawing, coding, playing
This cartoon depicts ants hard at work storing supplies for the winter, while a grasshopper only sings, which gets him into trouble in the winter
But come the cold, his singing lifts their spirits. Many variants of this tale
Art is never valued, until it is invaluable
While I do enjoy my work in startups, I sometimes think of it as “fundraising” for the creative work I do. The world doesn’t usually fund the things it needs most (art). So sometimes you have to find a way to fund it yourself.
Quoted this in my piece on the value of routine: Rewards of Routine
Reminds me of how I knew when my stories are done: There are always still problems, but you reach a point where fixing them will only create new ones.
What you learn about the world through fairy tales is to accept things that may not make obvious sense. Trust that there is order behind them, and by doing so slow down the entropy of life.
In his 1947 essay “On Fairy Stories,” J.R.R. Tolkien wrote that a creator should “hope that he is drawing on reality,” to shape the qualities of his world.