You Are What You Love: A Reflection on Relationships

This was meant to be included in the previous post (it’s best if you read it first), but since I felt it was talking about a different thing, I decided to make it a separate post.

Anyway,

“You are what you love.”

- Donald Kauffman in Adaptation

The quote has got me thinking about relationships, and I was finally left with a conclusion.

Your relationship can only work (as in having reached an interpersonal level, and not just basic functional level) if your partner loves what you love.

You Are What You Love: A Reflection on Self

"You are what you love."

- Donald Kauffman in Adaptation

The quote is powerful, isn’t it? I got it from a blog I found the other day. In just five words, it is able to describe how you see (your perspective upon the world), what you value (everything that matters to you), and why you do (your tendencies, drives, actions); the things that are basically and brutally, your true existence, or basically and cautiously, the deeper aspects of YOU.

No Need for That

Sometimes I think the reason I don't put too much effort to comfort myself is because I love myself too much to put myself in any kind of trouble that comes from trying to provide comforts for me.

Confusing?
In other words,
me: I'm gonna find something to make you comfortable.
me: Don't bother. I love you even if you don't.
me: Okay.

Pretty weird, eh?

Not a Criminal

Picture description
- I made this to be used in a poster.
- It's the first time I ever used conte. So now you know why the picture's a f*cking mess.
- When I finished it, and saw that there's nothing I could do to improve it (conte is hard to erase), I found that due to my lack of care, my hands are all black, the floor is black, and even my previous sketches had black stains on them (thank God I've scanned them all).
- Nevertheless, it actually felt good... I don't know why really.
- I'm gonna do better next time.

John the Coward

John the Coward

Picture description
It's basically an illustration for a short story I made. It's in Indonesian, though.

The First Asian Team to Participate in the World Cup

Yep, it's Indonesia!!!

Although at the time, it's still under the name of Dutch East Indies (the year was 1938),

Achmad Nawir - Dutch East Indies Football Team Captain

The Game

The Team

and it also got knocked off on the first game 0-6 by Hungary.
But hey, Hungary was a strong team back then and it eventually became the finalist, so the loss is understandable.

I wonder when we can experience that again.

Female Buddha

This is a sketch I just made.
It's special because it's the first time I draw solely on memory.
(and some guidance from my mother)
Woo hoo!!!

Female Buddha

Picture description
Mm..
It's a female Buddha.

Why did I draw it?
Because I've been thinking about the feminine and the Truth.

That's pretty much it I guess.
If it doesn't look good, try zooming it until it does.
Hehehe...

UPDATE
I made some improvements after Ron's input and also added some details on the neck.