Let me begin by saying that I loved your letter. It was full of beautiful passages, and to this day I still save them in my memory. I know I owe you an explanation, and I'll get to that point later, but first I'd like to tell you my general thoughts and then answer your questions.
I agree with your first point, there is something very special in written communication. It may be slow and impractical for contemporary standards, but it has a charm that technology cannot replicate.
I understand the frustration involved in living in a place where people could not be more different from you , and where apparently no one shares your ideas, values, interests. Puebla is a colonial city , and along with the Spanish conquerors who settled here , many missionaries came . In Mexico we say that there were two conquests , first the military one and then the espiritual one . The historic center of the city, in its small area has more than 200 catholic temples. …show more content…
Although this doesnt mean that I think it's superior to any other art,this is the one I feel its language reveals naturally to me, and where my talent lies in. Sadly, this realization only came to me about three years ago and personal difficulties that demanded my urgent attention have gotten in the way, so there's a lot I need to learn before I can fulfill my potential.
Patti Smith, who I admire deeeply, stated in an interview that her father believed in the "development of the head (the mind)", her mother in the "development of the heart", and Patti hersefl in the "development of the hands".I think any artistic soul has an innate interest in the first two. It took me a little longer to understand what she meant with the third one. Now I think she meant the develompment of one's skills; which the ancient Greeks called "metis"; and in the case of an artist, the skills that make possible the creation, the materialization of any work of art that can be
I agree with your first point, there is something very special in written communication. It may be slow and impractical for contemporary standards, but it has a charm that technology cannot replicate.
I understand the frustration involved in living in a place where people could not be more different from you , and where apparently no one shares your ideas, values, interests. Puebla is a colonial city , and along with the Spanish conquerors who settled here , many missionaries came . In Mexico we say that there were two conquests , first the military one and then the espiritual one . The historic center of the city, in its small area has more than 200 catholic temples. …show more content…
Although this doesnt mean that I think it's superior to any other art,this is the one I feel its language reveals naturally to me, and where my talent lies in. Sadly, this realization only came to me about three years ago and personal difficulties that demanded my urgent attention have gotten in the way, so there's a lot I need to learn before I can fulfill my potential.
Patti Smith, who I admire deeeply, stated in an interview that her father believed in the "development of the head (the mind)", her mother in the "development of the heart", and Patti hersefl in the "development of the hands".I think any artistic soul has an innate interest in the first two. It took me a little longer to understand what she meant with the third one. Now I think she meant the develompment of one's skills; which the ancient Greeks called "metis"; and in the case of an artist, the skills that make possible the creation, the materialization of any work of art that can be