#passing down knowledge

[coffee-with-a-stranger]

The act of passing down knowledge as a sacred and enriching tradition that honors wisdom, connection, and legacy in your personal and spiritual journey. Recognize that sharing knowledge, experiences, and insights with others is a powerful way to preserve, inspire, and empower future generations to learn, grow, and evolve. Embrace the idea of being a steward of wisdom, a beacon of light, and a guide for those who seek understanding, guidance, and inspiration.

Cultivate a mindset of generosity, humility, and service as you pass down knowledge to others, knowing that the act of sharing wisdom, lessons, and teachings is a gift that fosters growth, learning, and transformation. Embrace the transformative power of passing down knowledge, as it can spark curiosity, ignite passion, and inspire others to explore, discover, and create their own paths of enlightenment and fulfillment.

Practice embodying the values, teachings, and principles that you wish to impart to others, leading by example, authenticity, and integrity in all aspects of your life. Embrace the joy of witnessing the impact of your knowledge-sharing efforts, knowing that every seed of wisdom planted in the hearts and minds of others has the potential to bloom, flourish, and bear fruit in the world.

By embracing the concept of passing down knowledge with love, wisdom, and a spirit of service, you can create a ripple effect of learning, growth, and empowerment that transcends time, space, and generations. Let the act of sharing knowledge be a legacy of light, a legacy of love, and a legacy of transformation that honors the past, enriches the present, and inspires the future on your personal and spiritual journey of impact, influence, and enlightenment.

[st-hedge]

Timelapse for this painting I posted

[pine-rhyme]

Today we thinking what if Anastasia knew Māori. Do you think maybe she had a moko and John freted awkwardly around her the first days before he gathered his courage to finally salute her in Māori? Surprised but very kind she salutes back. John instantly becomes a puppy when around her and often attempts to speak his rusty Māori around her, like a secret they are both partakers into, immensely pleased that there are families out there that kept their traditions and languages even if it would have happened outside his control. But the she kindly stops him, forgiving herself that her knowledge of the language only goes as far as a few phrases. Her mother only knew very few words, she can speak even less than her.

This momentarily sets John aback but he offers to teach her (from the little he knows himself), so she could teach it to her children (gesturing towards her already visible stomach).

She laughs bitterly. She wouldn't want to keep him from more important business. But he still finds time to teach her. He desperately wants to reconnect with his coulture. He obsessively latches to Anastasia.

We don't know for sure what happens next. She becomes a sewn tongue? Takes the silent vow? Retreats into the tomb before her children come of age?

Thousands years later John with almost the same emotion and apprehension salutes Harrow with a very akward "kia ora". She doesn't understand. The language was lost entirely in time. He cannot manage to connect to her in any meaningful way.

He could have done better for her. He could have passed down the generational knowledge. He could have been her parent.

Except she wouldn't accept his teachings.

He renames his daughter Kiriona.

[mcr-themed-brain]

"Kids these days can't do xyz" that's so interesting i wonder whose job it was to teach them

[1000sunnygo]

Been thinking a lot about Oda choosing Queen of Night as Law's image flower.

Like. Isn't that really important? In a story heavily featuring sun symbolism, MC with an image flower called Sun-facer, being assigned with "Beauty under Moonlight" is a dead giveaway that the author considers his role to be complimentary to the protagonist, an alternate source of light that takes its light from the sun.

A lot of Japanese fans think the last bit of vegapunk's message, "Those of you who are toyed by that fate, I hope this message reaches you" - was directed at Law's plot. There's no other D who is currently alive and interested in their "checkered fate" other than Law. Dawn and Dusk shared an interesting observation about Law's family being the only family of D's confirmed to originate from the opposite side of the red line (x). Then there's the hidden family name, and a five billion berry devil fruit ability. The groundwork has been laid out and none of these have been properly explained yet, there's no way Law wouldn't be important to the endgame plot.

[thedeafprophet]

I was thinking on if Alex would ever teach his thievery skills to his kids and. hm.

the thing is, Alex got involved in the crime scene from a young age, not because he wanted to, but because he didn't really have much of a choice. society was stacked against him, and for very much part of it for the earlier years, it was a matter of survival.

now he's a renowned thief - the neath knows his trails very well. and he's damn good at it. where he may not be able to handle the complexities of the science behind them, he knows locks inside and out, can map out any building, can work through any plan of a break in. He's *skilled* in that matter, and he's damn well proud of it. he has no moral guilt with any of the matter, at least for who he steals from now.

but.

I'm not sure it's something he'd want his kids involved in. Because he didn't have a choice. and he wants them to have every choice he never had.

[du-sailarar-nerilia]

Going back to what Saphira says about the Ra'zac when Eragon first mentions them before he even knows what they are, how she seems to already possess some knowledge even though she's never seen or heard of them before, and in general how she seems to have a strange level of wisdom even for a child and I have to wonder if perhaps all dragons possess some innate knowledge, or if they can absorb information while still in the egg like in the Temeraire series. It might have been just early installment weirdness and an attempt by Paolini to make dragons seem more mystical, but I do wonder

-Mist

[deoidesign]

how did u learn to paint?? like i just cant wrap my head around it

<3 I love answering asks like this!

You will have to bare with me, I don't save many of my studies, and my files aren't that organized so I don't have as many images as I would like.

The studies I've found most helpful for myself personally with painting are various master studies. (This is also, as always, alongside study of fundamentals.) And always follow a study with self-critique (and, if you can get it, outside critique!)

"Master" in this sense means anyone who you want to learn something from.

One way you can do this is by copying an artist's work directly. This is to try and understand some of their stylistic techniques. Leyendecker, Andrew Loomis, and John Singer Sargent are personal favorites of mine! I try to keep these quick, I'm not trying to get an exact copy.

I also get a lot out of copying photos. In this case, I'm not trying to glean some technique, rather, I'm trying to interpret the photo and explore my own stylizations.

(photo credit mountain men of alaska )

I also really enjoy taking a painting or piece that already exists, and making it "mine" by putting my characters in it haha, which is sort of a combination of master studies and photo studies!

(William Bruce Ellis - Covent Garden (1930)) (Barberini Faun)

And then, in my work that's not a study at all, I'm informed by all of these!

What master studies do is help me refine my style and practice my technique, but also I'm communicating with artists of the past through my art! They're teaching me! And I have so much to learn.

And of course... most importantly... I paint.

a lot.

I don't do as much study anymore, not because I feel I've learned all I need to, but because for work I draw 50+ drawings a week. 'Drawing for work' and 'study' occupy the same space in my brain and I need some fun drawing time!

So to sum up, draw a lot, reference constantly, and copy the people you want to draw more like!

(and, of course, when doing a study off of someone else's work, always give them credit. If it's your photos there's no need.)

[tonysopranosfeverdreams]

I love when I bring my cats to my parents place and they hang out w their cat and they do the cat equivalent of kid cousins at a family hangout which is like. Going to the garage and accidentally breaking something in some like mass hysteria version of a normal game you’ve just made up which is throwing table tennis balls to try and catch one in a ceiling beam but u end up getting them all stuck up there knocking something important over and your parents are all sooo stern but you can’t stop giggling and then they get more mad but have to be nice abt it because it’s a family hang

[anhonest-puck]

guess who’s getting the light of knowledge passed to her?????? :333

[bonefall]

mistystar n who

I think fratboy Podlight who sends his powerful grandmother stupid texts is a VERY funny concept.

"My dad didn't love me because he could never move on from the lover he had in his 20s. My sister is up to no good. I party hard at Aftergatherings about it, are you rockin' with me?"

He is 38 cat-years-old.

[deermouth]

whenever i bake bread, i talk to the yeast when i mix it in with the flour and then when i add warm water. i tell them that it's time to wake up and ask if they had nice dreams sitting in the fridge and that i am happy to give them a delicious meal. it is true that in 12-18 hours i will be burning all of the little yeasts alive, but they are not so long lived, and as our species have had a symbiotic relationship for thousands of years, i think that the yeasts understand.

[ask-misfits-of-war]

"Sure...likewise...? (is this some kind of trap..?)" "Did.. hold on were you following me through the bushes?—"

"Don't worry about it! Come 'nd sit, we can all chat!"

(Lodi is fascinated with this new stranger, Damascus has mixed feelings.)

[slaygentford]

having a big full circle moment on this day with a specific letter of rec I'm writing... emotional. or whatever

[buckybarnesisjewish]

Bucky being really involved with the youth at his synagogue. The kids always seem drawn to him and he finds himself roped into helping out with youth activities, but soon finds it’s something he enjoys. Teaching them to make challah the way his mother taught him. Helping the kids with their Hebrew studies. He’s a valuable resource of Jewish history. Sometimes he’ll talk to the teens about the war because they’re older and understand, but none of them ever press him to talk about his experiences. What the kids seem to be mainly interested in is how Jewish life has changed for kids since Bucky was a kid. They want to know how their shul compares to his, what games he played, and hear the stories he can pass on about living in a Jewish immigrant community. He often finds the kids ask the questions but the grown ups in the room are listening just as intently. 

[artbyblastweave]

You ever see or read any japanese superhero stuff (kamen rider, super sentai, ultraman, magical girls, etc)?

Kamen Rider Ryuki specifically is near and dear to my heart, to the point of fan rider designs, but that was a fluke born from having been really into its attempted rangers-style Americanization, Kamen Rider: Dragon Knight, when I was a little kid. Aside from that, toku and magical girls are mostly outside my wheelhouse. I know what I'm looking at when the allusions crop up and at a glance I know the difference between those four things, but that's about it