The beginning of learning is wanting. Learning begins with wanting. When I first wanted to paint I was a child and I wanted something from art that a child craves. Desire was composed of bright pretty colors, realism, things that looked bold and compelling.
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Yes it is! I wanted to fly to the moon and that got me learning about space 🙂
And flying to the moon naturally leads to poetry …