Silent Consideration

It's not always the easiest thing to do, to share your work with others.

Mostly because you never know how other people are going to take your projects.
Are they going to like the thing that you spent hours upon.
Are they going to hate it?
Will they just ignore it?

I'm sure any artist has these sort of concerns.
Which is probably why most of us are rather shy to show our progress to other people.
Because the reaction we want may not be the reaction we get.

Possibly the worst thing is Silence when it comes to showing off your work.

Because then the mind just runs wild with worry.
And like most minds, negative thoughts usually come first.

"Oh no, it's bad." "They don't like it." "Is my work really that horrible?" "They have nothing to say, I really shouldn't have shown them."

Of course, then one tries to rally themselves by saying. "Well maybe It's really good." "They're speechless with awe." "I'm a master and they are struck with awe." "I'm really good and they don't know how to say it to me without sounding jealous."

Yes.
It can go either way really.

Which is why Silence is bad.
An artist shows their work to get a reaction.
Silence is a reaction. But one that is difficult to read.
Good silence? Bad silence?
What?

In any case.
A Silent reaction makes it difficult to want to continue showing others your projects.
Because an artist doesn't need more doubt weighing on their minds than they already have on their minds from their own doubts.

Until you next see these words;
I'll be watching the leaves.
Enjoy the day!

-Sarnic Dirchi