Why have a hobby?

The word hobby first appeared in front of me when I was in elementary school. In some collections of essays, authors complain that in order to cultivate children's hobbies, parents have to take many specialty classes, such as calligraphy, painting, music, etc., and their after-school play time is completely deprived. Looking at these compositions, I felt a little secretly happy in my heart. After all, I had never been forced to take any special classes. When I was a kid, I thought this was luck. When I grow up, whenever I join a new class and introduce myself, I will be asked: What are your hobbies? Being unable to sing or dance, I could only answer dryly: I love reading. Of course, I don't mean to say that reading books is bad, but at times like this, it sounds more like an excuse to cover up embarrassment.

Until one day, I heard a new word: handbook. Using a mobile phone to plan your life and realize your dreams sounds very desirable. So I started making strategies and bought a bunch of accounting supplies. Three or four years later, my handbook-making skills had not improved much, and my life had not changed significantly. However, I fell in love with watercolor by accident, and started another pleasant journey. Initially, there were two things that attracted me to watercolor; first, watercolor is rich in color and the picture is clear and natural. I have always liked Hayao Miyazaki’s anime movies, and I have watched Spirited Away countless times. The transparent watercolors completely touched my aesthetic point. Secondly, I originally wanted to learn watercolors to decorate handbooks, and the tutorial was simple. , it is easy to get started, even if you apply it casually, it will not turn into a disaster scene, and it is easy to build confidence in painting. To be honest, if I was asked to imitate the works of masters like Hayao Miyazaki from the beginning, then I would just stay where it was cool! No matter what kind of learning, nothing is easy. Of course you can choose simple works to imitate at the beginning, just draw a rough composition and color, but if you keep doing this, you will only stay in the same place. Although this is just a hobby of mine, no one requires me to do it to any extent. But to be honest, looking at the successful experiences shared by so many people on the Internet, such as self-taught painting and becoming an illustrator, etc., others are moving forward, but I am still treading water, and I still have the urge to light up the little fire in my heart. ! Let’s talk about hobbies. Why have hobbies? It’s because hobbies can bring happiness and a sense of ritual to life. As a social worker, I go to and from get off work on time every day. When I get home, I either look at my mobile phone or watch TV. I close and open my eyes, and the day goes by. Plain and flat, like a straight line, without ups and downs, and I don’t know what life will leave behind! However, when I have a hobby, I will come home from get off work with a sense of expectation. My plan today is to finish painting a rapeseed flower; when I open my eyes in the morning, I see my own painting, which I created. I'm so awesome! I want to have more paintings hanging all over the room, how happy that would be! Then I have to work harder! Life is full of rituals. very nice! The above are just a few thoughts about my hobbies. I can’t say that I have achieved much in painting. Last week I shared my first completed drawing book, and I was very happy that it was liked by many people. This is a great encouragement to me! I also want to share my journey with everyone: whatever you like, just do it! If I can do it, you can do it too!