I live my life without conforming to accepted standards. I see people following so called standards, and yet it makes them more miserable and stressed than before. I have no wish to accelerate my expiry date.
I wish more photogs would lighten up and enjoy the hobby for what it really is...a hobby.
Don't think many folks would agree to that. The standards of living, doing a task, or even aspiring towards a goal require some form of planning, visual thinking and finally action to put into reality. When there is no standard as described in your vision it seems one can go about doing anything such as living in attap houses instead having to move into a modern HDB flat. You are already accepting the standard of living in our country in many ways.
The hawker centres you go to when you are hungry, the schools that your kids have to attend for their education, the uniform they have to wear, the style of haircut you have to follow when working in some of the industries such as hospitality, health care, research laboratory and so on.
Likewise while participating in a so called hobby of photography or in a game of golf one would not have to conform to any kind of standard, then where does the satisfaction comes from? Where is the enjoyment? Where is the goal that one wants to achieve in order to gain some kind of satisfaction? You just hit the golf ball anywhere and point your camera anywhere clicking the shutter without setting an achievable target, goal or an aspiring composition.
You started a family and already have set a standard for yourself. Don't see why you are still not admitting that you are already conforming to setting up a family standard and that is to have children.
How you bring up the children is a private affair but you have also set up a standard that they must have some form of education by sending them to school (not any school but a school of your choice).
Does this mean you have not been stressed or felt miserable having to know that your children will always be in the last grade because you have no plan of setting a goal for them to achieve?
Setting a standard for doing any task be it in a hobby, a job, or even a vision needs ultimate specific target or goals that is to be achieved. If a country does not set a standard of living or the like in accomodation for its people most likely the people will still be living in ancient stone or wooden structures.
Whaling about your notion that you hate conforming to standards is like the pot calling the kettle black.
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) Anyway, what would arguably be more interesting to ask is if Leonardo is alive today would anyone question his work? Would anybody say they have enough of his art and has he crossed the line?
