Art in life and speaking one language, how!?

[Mona Youssef]

The universe and life are and will be always beautiful. We only, need to perceive them, learn about them, understand their universal language, enjoy and use them wisely. Art is an international language and this is how I am communicating with you, through my art.

Art to me, is not only painting, composing music, performing, writing and singing etc. There is also the art of communicating, art of teaching, art of listening, art of speech, art of communicating even art of healing ( I learned this from my Dear Father). Our lives and the whole creation are surrounded with arts. If we give it listening ears, observing eyes, thinking minds, beating hearts, eager souls to apply art in all our lives, in what we do, can add beauty and peace to all. When we do what we choose to do, with full love and passion, we will become professional not only at it.

Yes, we need our full senses to have, not only meaningful dialogue with our daily life, but also, with everything we meet, see, sense, touch, smell, and observe. This would include people, nature, sounds etc to come to the full meaning of art. Art exists in everything if we take the time to learn and apply it. Briefly, in the absence of art, life can be very tedious, stiff, meaningless, tasteless, pointless

Our sincere love, for life and for art will reflect on us to develop, not the typical oneness, but the needed understanding and the mutual respect for all. The whole creation can sing same melody beautifully, yet, each one has own identity. If we reach this outcome, we can speak one language.

Lets us talk more practical. When creating opportunities, for people, to choose what they love to do, they will not only, master it, but also, become professional at it and benefit all. To accomplish this, we would need expertise, in every field, to pass on their experiences, passion and love to others. When we master what we do, in artistic ways, will bring people closer tone another and eliminate many hardships to many. I believe, strongly, that when we work out of love, this can unite all peoples in a common field of understandings, respect, acknowledgment and care for one another. I do not have to be hungry to learn the art of giving neither do I need to be an engineer to appreciate the art of engineering. But knowing and experiencing that the motives, behind everything we do, are passion and love. Automatically, we will understand what it takes to master something. Instantly, mutual respect and appreciation will develop.

How can we make art as a universal language where there are different groups of business have their own languages.!?
How could we be at peace knowing that someone else is in pain, suffering, oppressed and hungry etc.?!
How will it be possible to unite people on earth in a common field of understandings?

Now to answer the above questions how can we speak same language while we have different ones!? And where art fits in here?! What can art dose for us? I would only, mention the importance of arts in life and how could it bring people together, to speak one language yet, still have their own languages.

To me, it is one of the impossible to be happy and have full peace, while knowing that, out there, are people who can’t experience same feelings. There is different between inner peace, as individuals, which comes as a result of doing our best, and the total universal peace, that can’t be completed, until we know that everyone has same share.

I would use the illustration of a beautiful garden that is full of exquisite flowers with different characters, aromas, colors and designs etc. It looks gorgeous with all colors singing, together, in harmony yet, each still keeping its identities. Now, where is art here and how can it play its part! Our perceptions are limited, no matter how excellent can be. Simply, because we are imperfect creatures besieged to perfection.

The oneness is there nevertheless, not typically there. As art is there which can unify, yet, has many styles, fields and ways to express it. The world is there, in one world we live, yet, we all are different and can interpret matters differently. Art, would combine understanding for one another, build respect and appreciation of all but we will never be all typically same in one. For the fact that we have different abilities. This brings us to the limitations, abilities, background, upbringing, influences etc we have had. All those influences make the whole being of individuals, reacting differently, but still in the same scene/garden/world. For this existing limitations, we can’t understand limitless...infinity.. of Divinity.

So, we have two choices;
1- live in the shadow of life, in the absence of art, in the dark side, in the lack of love and suffer the consequences.
2- Or we live by art, through art and enjoy the fruitful outcomes.

In this meaning, we can sharpen one another, inspire each other. But then it comes the unity / molding part! Remember the garden with its many flowers where art exists, beauty, sanity, serene, unity, as one garden, yet, they all are different . Yes, there is life in art, art is life and there is no life without art.

I am not dreaming but only, writing from a personal experience. That is why I took the time to share my passion not only for art but also for life and for peoples.

Love and peace

Mona