Zen Pencils by Gavin Aung Than for May 14, 2018

You are so right! But, it can be so soul sucking, so ego deflating, so damned hard. But, like you say, the rewards are worth it

I believe it was the great philosopher Ronald Belford Scott who said, “it’s a long way to the top if you wanna rock ’n roll.”

I started playing drums at age 13. At 65, I still practice my drums an hour a day. I feel I am just beginning to make progress.

Read the biography of the Wright Brothers, by McCollough; talk about facing adversity and ridicule.

“The best dividends on the labor invested have invariably come from seeking more knowledge rather than more power.” – Signed Wilbur and Orville Wright March 12, 1906.

Yup. It takes years to become an overnight success.

Man, this is exactly it. I’ve just started getting back into art almost 20 years after I pretty much stopped for this very reason. Really wish they’d spent any time when I was in college pointing this out, maybe I wouldn’t have waited so long to find my way back to it. Great comic.

I don’t trust any statement or advice that claims to apply to “everybody”.

I took up woodcarving 4 years ago and was just getting truly frustrated at how far I haven’t advanced. Thank you Mr. Than.

Zen Pencils is the most inspiring comic on the site, by far. Fall down seven times; get up eight.

so true and well done you!