My years at Sargent have taught me that becoming aware of our own unique abilities enables us to learn from and appreciate the gifts that others have. No longer is there a need for competition, because we know that we are all being sent to different places. We are all in the midst of our own journeys, being sent on different paths, for different reasons, at different paces. As long as our destinations result form moral introspection and responsibility, these differences are reasons for respect, not comparison or judgment. Airmail doesn't increase the value of an envelope's contents.
Some stamps are historical, while others make social statements.
Still others are designed with beauty in mind or just for fun. If we become caught up in comparing our design with others, we are blinded by our own inadequacies and judge others because of them. The result is that we become unglued and never reach out intended destination. I have also had to come to the harsh realization that when we try to do too much, we actually impede our progress. There is always more to do and the tasks before us often seem never-ending, the results never satisfactory.