Think of art as something you see in everyday life; we practically live in art. It's so flexible and blends so well with the background that people don't really notice it sometimes. When you go to a clothes store and see this beautiful jacket that you really like, you turn to the price tag and you see that it's Gucci. What comes to your mind? You'd think, "Awww, it's too expensive! I can't buy it...." and you place it back on the rack with the other jackets and shirts that are worth ten times more than your allowance. But are you aware, that jacket that you had just placed back onto the rack, is a result of inspiration and hard work that is the soul of a designer. If you put your heart and soul, stayed awake throughout a whole night, thinking of what to do for something that is so important so that you can make money to go on in the big game of life, would you be angry? If you hear someone on the sidewalks, peering into the glass window displays that are showcasing let's say an evening gown that you designed, says, "It just a waste of money, who would want to buy something like that?" and they'd scoff at it...
Underestimation means looking down upon something; belittling a certain object or person. Art, as a major field has been belittled most of the time. People think it's easy. But just to give you a little reminder, "Nothing is easy." When you were born, could you walk? Could you talk? Could you ride a bike? Read? I bet you're all shaking your heads now. Almost anything that we do today; things we are good at; things we are bad at, are the end product of the amount of practice and dedication that we have focused onto a certain field. Don't feel offended just because I only mentioned about the field that I'm venturing in. Everyone faces this problem most of the time. The thing is most people don't even understand what anyone is feeling. We often rely on our 'guts' to determine what others are feeling. However, some people are blinded by lies, denial; the negative things that are surrounding us everyday.
We shouldn't get ourselves down just because we face negative things almost everyday. People need to stand up for themselves. Underestimation, belittling; it happens everyday. Let underestimate you... but it's you who decides who you want to be one day. You would look back about the times when you get depressed or sad when somebody looked down on you. When you do look back at those times, it'd mean either you've succeeded at doing what you think you're born to do or you have failed... Even if you do fail, it's not the end of the world. Like how I always say it, "Nothing is impossible."
