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Thursday, August 16, 2012

"Drained" by ARK


Today was a happy day. 

Okay I know it may sound a bit common for an introduction, but this is how I should start this particular post. It WAS a happy day. I’m starting to doubt the rest of it though.

I guess I’m just sad about something I found out. Although I have nothing against this idea, I can’t help but doubt why it all happened.

And because I can’t explain this feeling, I will simply tell you why I entitled this post as such.

Remember my post some time ago? The one about my novel? Well, I posted there that I was planning a novel because I was so inspired. But now what I feared (and expected) has already occurred, and I’ve run out of inspiration.

…for the novel, of course. I am always inspired to do other things. But for this novel, I have drained it all. My attention span is too short for a plan so big. It’s something I regret, for the novel would have been epic. See, that’s the thing about me: when I get inspired, I do everything it takes to fulfill it. But once a story inspiration has disappeared, I cease all operation.

On my study table there is a certain folder of crushed dreams…my dreams of ever completing a story. Very rare was the instance when I mustered enough courage and determination to finish one. I HAVE finished a story once. It was a big achievement for I have proved to myself that I am capable of doing such feat. It was not easy too. I am proud because of that work. Someday you might be reading it in class (no, not really. I do not dream that for my work. I dream something bigger for it).

But once again, after finishing this novel plan, I have lost my interest in it. It was simply too boring for me. Maybe someday I can create something spectacular. But that time is not now…not with that story plan.
On my study table lays a folder of unfinished masterpieces. Works that if given enough attention would probably become classics. The unfortunate part is that they were created by me. And with that they bear the curse…an eternal banishment to the rarely visited folder. Come to think of it, I never open that folder anymore.

Okay next time, I’ll try my best. Next time, I will not let good ideas go to waste. They will never again sink down the drain…as long as they keep me inspired.

On another note: I congratulate myself for making this blog with Dev. These ideas are always easy to post. As the inspiration strikes, the blog absorbs it. This is one creation I will probably never get tired of. That’s a possibility even I can assure.






If you're interested how this all started, here's "A Novel"...

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