Today's motivation comes from a creative quote from one of history's greatest geniuses and creative minds.
In our present time it is difficult to comprehend the depth of Mozart's musical genius, but it is impossible to ignore. Still regarded as one of, if not the, top composers of all time, Mozart was a master of his trade as a teenager. As a prime example of a prodigy, it begs the question "where does that level of genius come from?" And more importantly, "how can I reach that level?"
A young man wrote to Mzart and said, "Herr Mozart, I am thinking of writing symphonies. Can you give me suggestions as to how to get started?"
Mozart responded, "A symphony is a very complex musical form, perhaps you should begin with some simple lieder (simplistic form of song) and work your way up to a symphony."
"But Herr Mozart, you were writing symphonies when you were 8 years old."
"But I never asked anybody how."
A man can be an artist in anything. Painting, music, food, and even athletics. Unfortunately, society often fools people to think that they can never be a great artist because it doesn't expose the individual to the right opportunity or it tricks them to think that you can't be great unless you are a musician or an athlete. Greatness is too often measured only by dollar signs and potential influence over others. The irony is though, that the halls of greatness are lined with men who did not care for money. They cared only for their craft and the art it allowed them to bring into the world. Mozart was one of these men, who never asked how to be a great musician and simply was. He was fortunate to find his calling early, and the product of that discovery yielded some of music's greatest gifts. All people should be motivated to find their calling because all people are artists. They simply need to find their craft.
"Neither lofty degree of intelligence nor imagination nor both together go to making of geniuses. Love, love, love, that is the soul of genius."- Mozart
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