![]() He had learned that Rilke, like him, had attended the Military Academy in St. In the late autumn of 1902, a young aspiring poet by the name of Franz Xaver Kappus wrote to Rilke for his opinion on his poetry. ![]() ![]() I quickly recognized myself in his words - the reasons I love to create. These, particularly his first letter, written in Paris on February 17th, 1903, clarified everything. Then I came across Rainer Maria Rilke’s Letters To A Young Poet. It was a mental seesaw ride, constantly asking myself why I was writing. Fraught with fears, it mirrors our thoughts, emotional states and self-discovery journey. ![]() I’m confounded when I’m ignored - and worse, when a reader (who has only read the headlines) offers the most damning of praise, “Nice work.”Ĭreative expression, be it in writing, painting, song, dance, or entrepreneurship, is often a solitary endeavor. I feel connected to my purpose when I learn that my words helped the reader. I’m elated when I get published and deflated when I don’t. Am I good enough? Does writing align with my higher intentions? Hardly a week passes that I don’t have an existential crisis. ![]() I’ve been writing consistently for about two years now. Go now and do the heart-work on the images imprisoned within you.” ~ Rainer Maria Rilke ![]()
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