Friday, December 17, 2010

Nobody wants to be nothing. But that's the greatest thing in the world to be.
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14 comments:

  1. UnknownDecember 17, 2010 at 9:07 AM

    I agree!

    "I'm nobody, who are you..."
    Emily Dickinson

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  2. ClarenceDecember 17, 2010 at 9:27 AM

    Great post NP. Reminds me of a song title that says, "I'm just a nobody, trying to tell everybody, about somebody who can save everybody".

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  3. timethieDecember 17, 2010 at 11:07 AM

    I enjoy being an unknown nobody and wouldn't change place with any celebrity even for a moment. :)

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  4. timethiefDecember 17, 2010 at 11:10 AM

    P.S. To those who I love and who love me I am a somebody and that's all that truly counts.

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  5. PhotodictionDecember 17, 2010 at 11:12 AM

    Hmmm... it might be the most comfortable thing to be. Being a nobody, and being 'nothing' doesn't strike me as the same thing. There's a comfort to being a nobody, in not standing out from the crowd, and of feeling a bond to our common fellow beings. But sometimes, you need to be a somebody for someone in your world. If you're nothing, you can never be the presence another might need. If you're just a noboy, you can be turned into a somebody by virtue of how much you care. Aaarrrgg.... It's hard to think straight on a Friday afternoon ;)

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  6. SelbonDecember 17, 2010 at 4:39 PM

    One could never be a somebody to everybody so, it is wise to think that you are a nobody then find out that you are a somebody to many.

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  7. Justus SteelDecember 17, 2010 at 7:03 PM

    the humility to not stand out from the crowd, not be put on high, to just be..... it is nice.

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  8. David Bennett from Quillcards Art PrintsDecember 18, 2010 at 1:12 AM

    As the punchline to the joke goes - Ha! Look who thinks he's nothing!

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  9. JudieDecember 18, 2010 at 7:36 PM

    I got really chastised for not having a lot of art product for Holidazzle, but I really didn't care. I wanted to be a "nobody" and let the emerging artists shine for a change. There is something to be said for being the "nobody" right now. I am happy that we had so many "somebodies" this year! Thanks for your comment on my Christmas Letter, Marty!
    xoxo

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  10. SarahDecember 19, 2010 at 9:32 AM

    Once you are somebody, it will be hard to go back to nobody. But many of us long to be somebody someday.

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  11. AnfinsenArts AliveDecember 19, 2010 at 2:18 PM

    To God, there are no "nobodys." "The worth of souls is great in the eyes of God." I try to see everyone I meet in that same way.

    That said, I love the anonymity of being just a regular person. Really successful, secure people are down to earth. They never forget where they came from.

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  12. John MysteDecember 25, 2010 at 5:55 PM

    I hate to play Devil's advocate here, but as one who is pretty close to nothing, it is really not all that wonderfu.

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  13. nothingprofoundMarch 13, 2011 at 2:50 PM

    JMyste-pretty close to nothing is nothing. You have to go all the way.

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  14. AnonymousJanuary 21, 2013 at 6:10 PM

    Everybody wants to be somebody, but you can't be somebody to everyone. I'm nothing to every person reading this. If you never know what it's like to feel like nothing to others then you'll never realize how important of a something you are to others.

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