You see", the young painter broke the silence: "That young poet who was just honored as a discovery of the poetry scene, turned out to have plagiarized a foreign poet's writing, bypassing the entire judging panel but was discovered by the online community. Then came the case of that young girl, holding a brush but her mouth sharper than a knife, writing fiery criticisms, "attacking" many predecessors, with a structure and argument that many people think she used AI, or someone behind her borrowed her hand. Is it true that fame makes people lose both self-respect and etiquette?
The old writer took a sip of bitter tea, then slowly said: "In art, fame is a brilliant illusion but also a deadly trap. The essence of creativity is an introverted journey, but tragically, most young people are using it to be extroverted, to make a show of power. Art is each person's identity. When you use someone else's mask to look in the mirror, the shadow you see will never be yourself. It's not creativity, it's emotional beggarship.
The young painter nodded: "That young poet is obvious, but what about the girl; she has sharp arguments, but her "agressiveness" when facing big names makes people feel more embarrassed than admired. After a few first poems with high intellectual content, rich in criticism, the next few poems, she falls into personal attacks, revealing her competitiveness.
The old man smiled: "That girl may possess a sharp vision, but if she lacks a cultural foundation of behavior, she is just building walls instead of building bridges. The truth in creativity is the uniqueness of the soul. People can deceive public opinion with a few poems or borrow them, can swap values with shocking statements, but time is the most cruel filter. The name that does not come with the truth is just a too-wide shirt, it will make the wearer stumble on the path they chose.
In the late afternoon, darkness began to cover the bookshelves, leaving only the flashing yellow light illuminating the faces of two generations. The young artist suddenly realized that the noise out there was ultimately just waves on the surface of the ocean. The core thing is still that artists must face themselves before facing the public.
