Rudyard Kipling. The lights went out (№ 58153)

We have only to examine the practical techniques of their craft, master the brushes and paints, instead of them to serve and nothing to fear. And everything else is imposed from outside. Well, okay. If we get the patience and time to develop their capabilities, we are able or not able to create something worthwhile. There is very important to skillfully and painstakingly to master the basics of our craft. But should we just think about success, about the impression which our work can produce for the public, to prevent even the slightest idea of cheap popularity - and immediately we lose our creative power, freshness manners and everything. I at least convinced of this. Instead of quietly reflect on the work and give her all his skills, we start to fuss and think about what they could neither speed up nor stop even for a moment.