No, this is not a lame attempt at scripting a sequel to the Spartan epic- 300. Four hundred bucks is also not the amount of money I'm being paid to write this article. Ha! Far from it. 400 is merely an attempt to fit into the socially accepted norm of writing four hundred words in order to become a magazine’s column writer, as was told to me quite clearly by my editor when I submitted several articles ranging between the horrendously evil and despicable word limit of 600-1000 words.
Now I might have read accounts of many hot-looking women in the adult film industry talking about how 'size matters', but no, that is not the reason why I choose to write slightly longish and 'sizable' articles. It is merely because once you start writing from the heart (sorry for the cliche') you just don't think about word limits!
Imagine someone pointing towards his wrist-watch and snobbishly shaking his head in disagreement while Jimmy Page was playing the long yet heavenly ending to his 'Stairway to Heaven' solo.
Now, of course I am in no way comparing my humanly skills to Page's Godly stature. Hell no! But I guess the fact that you are still reading this article, proves that you are smart enough to get the allegory.The whole idea behind creative space is that, well, its creative! It should let you stretch your wings of imagination without you having to worry about ruffled feathers from walls closing in on you. Commercialization however dictates that the creative spaces be trimmed neatly, powdered greatly and packaged finally with little pink ribbons tied on top. Oo la la!
The very idea of someone monitoring creativity is appalling. It is like putting a kid in a transparent glass box to watch the skies, making him yearn to reach them, but never really letting him actualize that dream by blocking his path with the glass barriers. The very space which should be liberating, is acting like a cage itself. I am that kid, sitting in the glass box, looking at the sky, bumping my head against the glass again and again as I try to reach out.
The fact that I have had to trim down this article on 'the hazards of limiting creative spaces' itself to 400 words in order to get it published, should make irony itself roll over and die laughing.
Maybe it is time we broke the glass barriers, to soar out, breathe free and fly. Hammers anyone?
With regard to this, I'll be more than glad NOT to be called an editor for I understand the travails of the correspondent all too well :D
ReplyDeletePurpose of commenting?? Nice work :)
an idea.....
ReplyDeletean idea is a 2 ended entity...it originates from a mind, and it reaches to a mind.
if d originator is allowed to expand on and on a simple, compact idea, then it will reach out of bounds for d destination mind to comprehend, thus d word limit
the idea is not always created with a receiver in mind. the idea is usually created for self expression. the idea bubble so to say should be given the liberty to expand as far as it wants to , and then let loose to float around. whichever receiver's mind is suitable to breathe in this bubble shall receive it while others who are not suitable will not. simple. hence randomness in the receiver but complete freedom to the thinker.
ReplyDelete" Commercialization however dictates that the creative spaces be trimmed neatly, powdered greatly and packaged finally with little pink ribbons tied on top. Oo la la! "
ReplyDeleteYou hammered it dude.. Good work..