Creating is saying "not yet"

“The creative act is already in itself a negation of death. It follows that it is intrinsically optimistic, even if in the last analysis the artist is a tragic figure.” (A.Tarkovsky)

Creation is a refusal.

It’s standing in front of nothingness and choosing to put something there instead.

A melody where there was none. A phrase that didn’t exist before. A sound that lingers.

It’s not about fighting against time—we know who wins that battle—but about leaving something behind, even if just for a while.

And yet, here’s the twist: creating also makes you painfully aware of how temporary it all is. A song, a performance, a moment of pure inspiration—it all fades.

That’s the tragedy of the artist: you know you can’t hold on to anything, but you keep making it anyway. You keep saying not yet.

Maybe that’s why creation is, at its core, optimism. Not because it denies reality, but because it embraces it and still chooses to act

It’s the ultimate human impulse—to leave a trace, to say I was here.

And that? That’s enough.

Have a nice day,

Claudio.

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