Post #436722 by TravelingJones on Thu, Feb 26, 2009 8:10 PM

On 2009-02-26 08:20, little lost tiki wrote:
...until i can get a publisher and print
a 1000 page book-a collection of my 20-year painting career
(and Volume 2 for the 6 foot stack of drawings and sketchbooks)
Then i would expect you all to buy this for your library!

(1) I'm all for the volumes of RUZIC tome. One can never have enough books...

(2) Just listen to your heart and OBEY

(3) Sell Out? Nooo... I say avoid "Crab Mentality"

*Crab mentality describes a way of thinking best described by the phrase "if I can't have it, neither can you." The metaphor refers to a pot of crabs, and is used to describe any behavior inhibiting the free actions of another. Collectively, the crabs could easily escape from the pot, but instead, they grab at each other in a useless "king of the hill" competition.

This term is broadly associated with short-sighted, non-constructive thinking rather than a unified, long-term, constructive mentality. It is also often used colloquially in reference to individuals or communities attempting to "escape" a so-called "underprivileged life", but kept from doing so by others attempting to ride upon their coat-tails or those who simply resent their success.

It describes a selfish and desperate lust to pull other people down, denigrating them rather than letting them get ahead or pursue their dreams. It is an unwillingness to allow someone to get out of dire or bad life situations, often being foiled by friends and family members who keep sucking them back in. This trait can strike at several levels of life, like in office environments, particularly on promotion. It is a reflection of the famous saying “we all like to see our friends get ahead, but not too far ahead."*

:D RISE UP AND BURN BRIGHTLY FOR ALL TO SEE - LLT! :D