My friend Michelle inspired me to write this post.
When I was growing up, my first AIM (AOL instant messenger) username was Writing0nTh3WaLL. My favorite song was “The Writing On The Wall.” And oddly enough, I liked to write on walls. – Still do –
Today, I read a post of Michelle’s which said, “You may never see the writing on the wall.”
In NYC, there’s a thing called the Underbelly Project. It’s where you can find all the writing on the wall. But it’s a different kind of writing, the most passionate kind; the kind that those writing it knew it may not work.
When you wait and look for the writing on the wall you aren’t only playing it safe, you’re regressing.
With your art, nothing is certain even in your most certain moments. When you are waiting for the guarantee of success or failure, when you rehearse through every failure or success, when you try to steady your hand before you take a whack at the nail, you’ll never follow through. Doing is about risking.
When you use the writing on the wall idiom, you’re also insinuating that there are people who don’t see it. (If everyone could see it, there would be no need for the idiom.)
Leave it to other people to see the writing on the wall.
Stay Positive & More People Are Wrong About The Writing On The Wall Than They Are Right
Garth E. Beyer
