Many may know the grammar of poetry, the theory of how to write poetry. But the good poetry does not come from such knowledge of technicalities. Emotions, ideas are turned into words and they pour forth through the individual.
One has to search in the innermost recesses of his consciousness, his deepest desires to excel and achieve. Such achievers are not disheartened by failures or elated by temporary successes. They know the goal is to reach the unknown destination, found not in the maps or GPS. They make the path as they move.
We have to cultivate and develop an eye for perfection. As art is mostly personal and inspirational, these are not learned in classrooms or libraries.
When we see the temples of Thanjavur or Madurai we admire the engineering skills of our ancestors. The same is true of the exquisitely beautiful sculptures or panchaloka idols found in our temples, many of them more than thousand years....
