"In this there is no measuring with time, a year doesn't matter, and ten years are nothing. Being an artist means: not numbering and counting, but ripening like a tree, which doesn't force its sap, and stands confidently in the storms of spring, not afraid that afterward summer may not come. It does come."
Rainer Maria Rilke
Austrian Poet/Novelist
1875 - 1926
Commentary
Sometimes writers, actors, musicians and artists are impatient and want immediate success. What most fail to understand is that it does not happen overnight. It happens as it is meant to happen. The work has to age and ripen with time. So don't despair. Keep creating and the work will find its way. The work will blossom when it is ready. Early success often destroys the creative impulse and leaves the creator without anything to say.
Are you letting your work age properly or are you rushing into publication? Are you looking for instant success or are you willing to wait until the time is right?
