03-27-2015, 05:04 PM
(03-27-2015, 04:51 PM)earth_spirit Wrote: @Marc
I hope I do have the strength to get past this... Sometimes I feel chest tightness because of how much I must do in a few months and free myself from my judgemental family at least.
Thanks for your support.
@isis
to you as well!
@Monica
I wish I had figured it out younger. Then I would have more time to learn drawing because it is considered a horrible sin by Sunni Muslims (in afterlife artists will have to give life to the bodies they've drawn, and if they fail those characters they've drawn will torment them). Now I must somehow manage to get reasonably good by the end of this summer (that is partly my fault).. I'm not sure if that is humanly possible unless I awaken some dormant talent for drawing or something.
My parents don't believe this drawing business at all. If I can't manage to get some results before long, they could force me to work at the grand bazaar or become a waiter at a restaurant.
@AngelofDeath
I suppose you're right.. I just feel extremely afraid sometimes. Though I respectfully disagree with "for the worst that can happen is that you will die. "
@Jeremy
Thanks for the.. admonisment
@Blunt Force
You're exactly right. Only two of my online friends know about my desire to learn drawing, one of whom helped me a bit.
@Enyiah
Thanks for the encouraging post.
@Lighthead
To get out of this country, I must either learn to draw or get some programming / web design skills. I can not think of any other way. Even if I do that, I'm not sure how I can settle permanently abroad as I heard it can be pretty difficult to expat into a Western country.
Unless my plans work out.. I fear my future is dark.
I was going to ask you more about that, but to be honest, I don't really know all of your circumstances. Especially the ones that involve your country. I would say to just keep on trying, and don't limit yourself to just a few options. It's always darkest before the dawn.