While everyone else was showing off their newfound skills and hobbies on social media, this creative writing graduate chose to quietly get back to practicing one of his passions – calligraphy. DetoursFromHome
[Editor’s note: Detours from home is a Rappler column where readers can share about the new things they have learned while in quarantine. A creative writing graduate talks about going back to one of his old passions which is calligraphy. You, too, can share your ownMarch 15 was a strange day. Metro Manila was placed on lockdown, and our usually noisy Tomas Morato neighborhood was suddenly dead quiet. The pandemic’s effects were palpable; I was unnerved by everything happening around me.
The pressure to be “productive” was there. As I spent all of my days inside my room, I felt my nibs, brushes, and inks beckoning to me. It’s been two years since I sat down and concentrated on doing calligraphy. I knew that this was the best time to rediscover why I loved it in the first place. At some point, I was so invested in the art that I saved up most of my allowance to purchase expensive nibs and parchment paper. I knew more about the subtleties of elegant writing than my lessons in class. I let calligraphy consume me because it gave me a sense of peace and control—something I craved during my hectic college life.
It was all very performative. Before I even got to post one of my finished works, I took a step back and asked myself, “What I am doing?” Why was I suddenly obsessed with creating something for the sake of showing everyone that I have a hobby? Why was I trying to fit in with my social media friends who spent their free time learning how to bake, working out, or gardening?
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