The Amaranthine Poet

Destroying the Zone

September 5, 2007 on 10:03 am | In Everything | 8 Comments

Tonight was an invigorating night! I was given the opportunity to perform in an art show in Temecula. It was a wonderful and intimate experience and the other performers did a great job! Louis, you are a true artist, my friend! There is no greater feeling for an artist, than to feel as if s/he has truly touched the heart of his/her audience and that s/he lead them to the door where they might enter his/her world. Its funny because the fake bruises on my eye are not coming off, haha, so if anyone sees me tomorrow, and I have bruises on my face, know that I did not get hit! LoL!

Also, my friend, Ward, asked me a very good question. If I could choose to live in the Final Fantasy world, or this world, which would I choose to live in? Well, if I had a choice, I would choose to live in the other world. I would want to live in Galbadia, Balamb, Esthar, the Shumi Village, etc. The people over in those regions are amazing and beautiful. Those people are not afraid to dream and to explore and to conquer and to release. In this world, fear is the dominating element. In the Final Fantasy world, or any created world, for that matter, you can be your own character and it’s not an issue. Everyone has a different limit break, to explain analogically. In the “real” world, people only live behind the lines of comfort. They are content with being followers and mastering at things other people have already created because that way they do not have to anticipate rejection or failure. I don’t think people understand that while comfort is a positive thing, it can also serve as something negative. Comfort is the barrier that prevents us from reaching higher and prevents us from liberation and excellence. Comfort promises avoided confrontation with fear, rejection, failure, intimidation and ridicule, so we stay behind it, seeking protection. If we were able to destroy our comfort zones and exceed the limits we set for ourselves, if we would eliminate fear and realize that fear is just a powerless force created by our own doubts and eccentric expectations, then we could be more, give more, live more, have more, and need less. If no one ever decided to cross their lines of comfort, we would still have growing issues with slavery, human trafficking, and gender and racial inequalities. We would have no expression, no music, no art, no culture, no love. I implore everyone to be bold and to step past your comfort levels. Discover your mass potential to dream, imagine, lead, create, conquer and succeed.

P.S. I wish I could raise one eyebrow, because I often find myself confronted with the emotion tied to that expression, but I can’t complete the expression by raising one eyebrow, because I can’t raise one eyebrow!! ……ok.