Do not expect credit for the work that you do. “Your credit is no good here, we only accept cash…” Expect nothing. Expect to lose out, expect to lose everything, if you break even, be happy. Just create things, create them for the pure joy of creating them, do not expect to be compensated for your work, you won’t be, what you will be is disappointed…
Do not use people, expect people to use you. Get something out of it, learn from it, find some way to benefit from it. Get something out of it, some small thing that you can be satisfied with. Don’t try to change the world, try to change yourself, your view, your position. Make things better, if not for others, than for yourself. Don’t set out to change the world, those who do rarely succeed. Changing the world is not always a good thing. Hitler changed the world…
Adopt our motto of “toiling away in obscurity” and maybe, if you’re lucky, it’ll just be “relative obscurity” or something close to it. What is the difference between famous and infamous? Positives, negatives… All a matter of perspective. Whose side are you on? How many sides are there? Do we have to pick sides? Everybody wants a pony…
Complaining is something that many people like to do, but few people like to listen to… If communication is the key, what is the lock? What is the combination? The meaning of the message will ultimately be decided by the reciever, not the sender. There is no hope…
I think the most important thing of all, the one to remember and not forget, is to keep on truckin’ and by that we mean, keep trying, keep doing, even if you fail on occasion, never surrender, you may have to compromise, you may have to make sacrifices, but even in the face of armageddon, do not give up.