My Own Thoughts Life and Living (RIP Leonard Nimoy) · 12:27am Feb 28th, 2015
As I'm sure we all know, Leonard Nimoy passed today. It's a sad day, but for me specifically it's another event that has made me think. The others were the passing of Roosterteeth animator and writer Monty Oum and actor Robin Williams. These passings all made me feel extremely sad, but why? Hell, I haven't even really watched Star Trek, and yet even Nimoy affected me. Now, after some thought, I think I've got it.
These people made things. They made things that affected us, not just items or products, but things that affected our lives. And now they will not make things again. And with this revelation I finally realize that, at least for me, I'm afraid of dying. Not because I fear my life ending but because I won't be able to make anything anymore, and I won't be able to see the things other people will make.
If there's anything I want to take from theses experiences, and that I want others to take from this, it's that you shouldn't be afraid to make things. There are several people, especially over the internet, who will belittle your works as artist, writers, inventors, or anything else. Ignore them, because even if everything you make fails, you still made them. You went through the process of creating something. So keep writing, drawing, animating, building, and whatever else, because the ability to create is what elevates us from just being people to something resembling gods.
And I guess that's all I have to say on the matter. Thanks for reading, those of you who did.
So true Sparda. This is why I plan to come back as a skeleton, so I just keeping going with business as usual.
wow... i never thought of it that way, this makes me want to start work back up again on my own story ^_^
February is now the mouth of death this year because both Leonard Nimoy and Monty Oum have died this mouth
You put a voice to what I have been trying to grasp and understand for some time now. THIS is what I feel as well about death, if I couldn't truly describe my feelings if you asked me about it before, and still can't truly do it justice now. Creation, be it in the form of art, technology, discovery, battle, or even just living life and affecting lives around us is what we do as humans. It is what gives our lives meaning and gives meaning to the lives of others, especially when these acts are done with those that we have formed bonds with. Friendship in itself is a creation that gives way to more creation in the moments we live. However, death does not stop this. Death is is only the moment when the actor must leave his/her role on the stage, leaving the rest of the story to those that follow him/her to carry on those roles. To truly die, is only when there is no one left that believes in what you believed in, loved what you loved, or to continue what you yourself took the responsibility of doing. That is what I, in the closest way I can describe, is what I believe. Thank you for helping me voice it.
To those who have passed on;
The world will never be the same, without you who have written books, or played a part in a movie. Anything that has been created, no matter how redundant, was made by someone, somewhere, sometime, who thought 'what can I do', and made something that hadn't been made before, even if it was a copy. Our parents and teachers have told us, 'enter this world as it is, but do not leave without changing it'. Do something, even if someone has done it before.
We will never forget you, even if your name has been lost to time, because what you made is still here.
As one of the ones who remain here, I say to you:
Good luck.
Godspeed.
And continue to inspire, even though you have left.
-CB