Try drawing with a pencil but no eraser. Tough, right? Now imagine a complex task, little time, and no spare paper.
Without the chance to fix mistakes, stress is guaranteed. That’s the price a man pays for trying to be perfect like the gods. In myths, they punish the proud with torment, injury, or madness.
Fear of a mistake’s consequences can paralyze a creator.
What’s the job of rubber, gum, or even bread crumbs? To break the bond between graphite and paper fibers. The eraser pulls the pencil’s mark onto itself.
This rubber agent of Chaos is vital to draw without worry. Erasing is like calling on Shiva or Kali: “Destroy what’s extra, meaningless, false. Clear space for the new.”
People perceive the word "destruction" negatively by default. They prefer to build, protect, preserve, grow. But as we see, without a pinch of “evil,” you’re doomed to suffer and freeze.
If your growth stalls, find what you subconsciously refuse to break.
Sincerely yours,
-Alexander
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