A great gratitude to Frida Vigdorova, a Soviet writer and journalist, for making a crucial effort by smuggling an eccentric excerpt. The famous excerpt was taken from Joseph Brodsky 'parasitism' trial transcript. Here's the excerpt:
- Judge: And what is your profession, in general?
- Brodsky: I am a poet and a literary translator.
- Judge: Who recognizes you as a poet? Who enrolled you in the ranks of poets?
- Brodsky: No one. Who enrolled me in the ranks of humankind?
- Judge: Did you study this?
- Brodsky: This?
- Judge: How to become a poet. You did not even try to finish high school where they prepare, where they teach?
- Brodsky: I didn’t think you could get this from school.
- Judge: How then?
- Brodsky: I think that it ... comes from God.
- (The original transcript)
The legendary Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) has introduced me to the pivotal aspect of writings, drawings, paintings, and poetry. The nature of arts comes from God. Often people say that they don't have any sense of arts inside. I believe they lose their bearings in realizing or searching for the correct direction. God always speaks to humans by giving different kind of signs thru everything around us, and it's our job to figure it out, take it, analyze it, and use it as efficient as we could. However, sometimes we are blinded by the things we choose as priorities, putting aside His rules and orders.
The legendary Joseph Brodsky (1940-1996) has introduced me to the pivotal aspect of writings, drawings, paintings, and poetry. The nature of arts comes from God. Often people say that they don't have any sense of arts inside. I believe they lose their bearings in realizing or searching for the correct direction. God always speaks to humans by giving different kind of signs thru everything around us, and it's our job to figure it out, take it, analyze it, and use it as efficient as we could. However, sometimes we are blinded by the things we choose as priorities, putting aside His rules and orders.
5 comments:
cek tak paham...elaborate in bm
Simple je azwan...Joseph Brodsky, dalam perbicaraan kes "paratism"-nya telah menimbulkan kesedaran tentang keberadaan artibut seni dalam diri setiap insan. Aku percaya yang semua insan punyai atribut seni yang dikurniakan oleh Tuhan. Namun, mereka tidak dapat menyedari keberadaannya kerana hati mereka ditutup oleh perkara2 yang merekan pilih membelakangi perintah dan larangan-Nya.
I like posts that makes me think. Good one.
yeah azwan! (always feel awkward typing that name!!). ko memang "berseni"!!
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