"We are all apprentices in a craft where no one ever becomes a master."
— Ernest Hemingway
American Novelist
1899 - 1961
This is an amazing statement from a writer whom many would call a master. I think what Hemingway is saying is that we should never stop learning about our craft. Even the best of the best can learn something new — can improve their craft. The task of becoming good never ends. We are all apprentices — beginners. We must come to the task of creating each work of art as a beginner would.
Those who believe there is nothing left to learn have stopped growing and will soon be spiritually dead and doomed to a life of repetition. Life is in the learning. Life is in the growing. So don't despair if you don't know everything because you never will. Don't despair if you haven't perfected your craft. The joy is in the learning. The joy is in the discovery of ways to improve your craft.
