"Faith is the bird that feels the light and sings when the dawn is still dark."
Bengali Poet, Novelist, Musician, Painter, Playwright
1861 - 1941
Do you believe in your artistic talent? Do you have faith in your creativity? Do you let your creative light shine or do you hide it under a bushel basket and refuse to share it with the world? Creative leaders need to have the faith that they are on the right path. Even in those darkest hours before the dawn, you need to understand the sun will rise again — that your creative work is important. Don't give up on yourself. Don't give up on the work you do. You are unique and special. No one else can create the paintings, the poems or the novels that you can create. If you don't use your creative gift to produce art, the world will have lost much. So pick up your pen and write. Pick up your brush and paint. Pick up your guitar and sing.
Here is a poem by Tagore:
My Song
by Rabindranath Tagore
This song of mine will wind its music around you,
my child, like the fond arms of love.
The song of mine will touch your forehead
like a kiss of blessing.
When you are alone it will sit by your side and
whisper in your ear, when you are in the crowd
it will fence you about with aloofness.
My song will be like a pair of wings to your dreams,
it will transport your heart to the verge of the unknown.
It will be like the faithful star overhead
when dark night is over your road.
My song will sit in the pupils of your eyes,
and will carry your sight into the heart of things.
And when my voice is silenced in death,
my song will speak in your living heart.
