Summary:
I chose to summarize the second part of the reading because it spoke to me more than the first. In the second part Flaum writes about the price we pay to find our own howl as humans. He says we have to weather many situations wanted and unwanted. We have to stay strong and look to the light at the end of the tunnel even if seemingly dim at the time. He says if we don’t work our way through the difficulties they follow us like that of a cage in which we are always stuck in them.
Essay:
For those who know me they probably will tell you I have an obsession with James Dean. Yes, the one that died at only twenty-four years of age. You are probably think “she only likes him for his looks”, but you are very wrong. He goes far beyond that for me. His life was an inspiration as well as his untimely death.
The first time I saw this quote was soon after I started learning about him, I was in film class and became very interested in his movies. He said, “I think there is only one form of greatness for man. If a man can bridge the gap between life and death. I mean, if he can live on after he has died, then maybe he was a great man. To me the only success, the only greatness, is immortality.” Such powerful words! I like this because I agree with it fully. What will you be remembered for when you die? If your answer is nothing, then what did you live for? If there is no one on this earth that has been moved, inspired, changed or just made a better person because of yourself did you do your job as a human being? I believe everyone has a purpose and a reason for being. Whether that is simple or far beyond what you yourself know to be, you have purpose. In the day of death I want to be remembered for the person I was and the achievements I made. I want to live far beyond my death and continue to shape those after me.
As far as how this relates to me as a creative person I think it is fairly clear. In my job I want to make dreams come true. I want to help artist achieve their musical potential while using my skills. By doing this I believe I will be able to live on even after I pass. Not in a concrete since but that I will have hopefully touched many lives along the way. I strive to be able to do this and I hope my creativity guides me into being able to do just what Mr. Dean says. I know it is a far reach and that much hard work will follow, but I accept the challenge, because when I die I want people to feel about me the way I do him. I want to live through the dreams of others much like he does of my dreams.
So when you die I hope you can live on as well. Maybe not through a dream but through what ever it is you hope to achieve in your lifetime. Let that be the inspiration that carries on the generations to come. Much like we chase the dreams of those before us. They will one day chase ours and I for one want that to be a great one. It starts with our creativity and ends with our achievements. This quote will always be a favorite of mine and maybe yours now as well.
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