The urge of an artist
Man is made to live passionately
from the inspirations of his heart.
An empty man has no inspiration
His life is not interesting
He lives for the flow of time
without impact or energy.
Living for pleasure quickly leads one to such a state of emptiness.
The ancient Romans, in their extravagance and decadence
became empty of meaning to their life, for that very reason.
The unavoidable outcome was and always will be
the desperate thirst for new sensations
nourished by deepened emptiness.
But a godly man is never empty
As man was intended
for as far as one believes there was any intention to his existence
as I do
it would be to give meaning
to existence at all.
Man must give meaning to existence
For without meaning given, there is no meaning.
A man is indeed able to give such a meaning to his existence, if ....
There is an 'if' ...
if his heart gives him one.
For a human heart to give meaning to life
it must be able to feel love
Love is the only meaning to any existence.
So what is an artist ?
He is one, urged from within
doing what his heart compels him to do
No matter what society wants from him.
He is not motored by gaining approbation or approval
He is rather in contest with society.
He sees something society hasn't seen yet
He wants to show another view
Express another sound
Demonstrate another way.
Essentially
As I believe it to be
The invisible Creator is an artist.
And as he said
he made man in his likeness
To be like him.
Let's believe it:
We are created to be artists
And live by the urge of love
Flowing from the abundance of our hearts.
If only we can feel it
Halleluyah!
Sébastien Badel,
alias Aman
Belledonne, Rhône-Alpes, France
February, 2026.