>>3635131Is Reki this thread's defacto mascot? I know that there aren't a lot of things, or any really, which could be said to make you feel any better; and maybe I'm just a fool and/or a hypocrite for trying, and maybe you've heard it all before. Nice words can hardly make up for a lifetime of the experiences or the circumstances which have led us to this feeling of absolute inadequacy; any platitudes expressed always just feel empty or condescending. Especially when you feel so rotten that you wonder 'why bother trying it at all if somebody will just do it better?', or the feeling that a mediocre existence is just not worth living.
This awful feeling is always going to gnaw away at our reserves of self-esteem and the confidence in our abilities, especially if we've made the best effort possible and poured countless hours, or even days and weeks into something. And seeing somebody else out-perform us always feels like insult to injury. And unfortunately this feeling is likely to our unwelcome companion for a lifetime; even in the times we do well, it doesn't feel like much of a victory. But please don't let the world and these awful feelings annihilate you, anon. If you have artistic interests and passions, please don't ever give up on them, even if it is frustrating to the point of tears and screaming sometimes. And even if at times it all feels pointless, you are not a moron for putting effort into something that you love.
