This Sucks.

I have no idea what I should have titled this post, I couldn't think of anything clever, so, this sucks represents not only a horrible title for this post but my situation when thinking about what to title this. The inspiration for this post comes from a short podcast episode from exur1a, a YouTuber and philosopher (link to the podcast episode here). The podcast was titled "Misery is the Compost Art Grows In," huh, maybe I should've stolen his title. Kidding, but that's what this post is gonna be about because I loved what he said.

In the podcast, exurb1a makes the claim that the best fuel for art, the best fertilizer, compost, for art, is misery. The painful experiences in life, the things you go through and when you go through them you think, "this sucks." These experiences, firstly, build wisdom. The foundation of wisdom is pain, and exurb1a asserts in this podcast that this pain is also the compost that the most beautiful flowers grow in, those flowers being art.

I agree with this statement. If we look at music, especially in recent times, a lot of the most popular music from artists like XXXTENTACION, Juice WRLD, Lil Peep, The Kid LAROI, and more. These artists, some of their most popular songs and projects, are songs that talk about pain. Like Jocelyn Flores, Lucid Dreams, and MAYBE, which are some song titles from the aforementioned artists.

A reason for this, I believe, is that pain has to be expressed. And no matter who you are you have gone through pain, it's a relatable and universal part of the human experience. So when others view the expression of pain through art, we like it because we can see ourselves in it, or we can relate or understand the art, and it brings comfort, like having someone understand how you feel/felt.

At the end of the day, if or when you go through a situation that makes you think "this sucks" hold on, it'll end, and when it does end, you'll be better. Whether it's because you have more wisdom or you have some fertilizer to create something that can not only be cathartic for you but helpful for someone else too. Yin and yang right? Always two sides, and for the things that suck in life, even those horrible traumas have their bright sides. I Highly recommend listening to the podcast episode, linked again here. Thanks for reading.