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My exams are coming soon, as you all might know. They begin on the 16th, I have one on the 17th and then the 19th. The 20th will be a day off for me to recuperate and then I'll be back on the 21st with a brand-new comeback episode for Word of Chen live as well as new poetry and stories for you all to read.

Bounties, crew-membership acceptance will ALL be done up on the 21st and I will also begin clearing the overdue messages on that day.

If you haven't seen it yet by the way, here is episode four of my show: youtu.be/0XW1R7WJ9d8

Now then, a few fans have asked me about the matter in my journal concerning a certain individual. They would also prefer it if I led by example and show forgiveness to someone whom we've learnt is quite...a unique individual. Specifically one fan said this:

":iconwordofchen:, you are a great writer. I like you and your work a lot; I have read several of your works and drew you a chibi. Yes, what was said wasn't nice at all. I know how you feel about it because I feel the same way. However, returning the "favor" by labeling someone is only adding fuel to the fire. Could you please consider "leading by example" and try to reconcile the situation between you and *individual*?

"He that cannot forgive others, breaks the bridge over which he himself must pass if he would ever reach heaven; for everyone has need to be forgiven." - George Herbert

I'm not asking either one to agree exactly with what I said and change their opinion about the other. I'm just asking them to shake hands on the matter and make peace with one another, instead of cutting each other off and glossing over it like nothing happened (when something did and we can all read about it)."

And so, having taken into account the words of the fan. I have reached the following decision:

While it would serve no purpose for us to unblock each other at this time, seeing as the difference in our tastes simply wouldn't gel and of course it would be dishonest to try and suddenly become buddies (since I am unable to open my heart up to someone who I know I cannot get along with). I would instead like to pronounce an official settlement to this matter. I forgive him for his words about the literature community and about my fans and hope that he takes a more positive direction in his art and critique style. I wish him well and all the best and would like to see him in the writing arena sometime in future as someone who holds a passion for his art and true adoration and respect for his fans, as I do for mine.

As a community and as individuals within the literature community, we face a long harsh road toward recognition as artists. Part of that is contributed by individuals who constantly use cover images they do not own in their artwork, prompting visual artists to see us as some kind of 'copycat club' where we use the work of others to gain recognition. I intend to speak about such issues over the coming break and hope to politely educate such artists about the consequences of their actions (indeed, this too was suggested by a fan who felt that a harsher approach to this, was indeed too harsh).

I hope that this will satisfy the fan who asked for me to lead by example and show a resolution to this matter instead of glossing it over. While I feel that the individual and I may never be friends, I will at least forgive, forget and most importantly agree to disagree. For he and I are different, in both thinking and mindset, but that is what makes us deviant artists. After all, to be a deviant, is to be different and indeed I think that is what makes all of us special as artists.

I shall be returning to my auditing books now. I wish you all well and there's a new poll up by the way (another one juuust to ask for your opinion), so go ahead and vote on what you prefer my comment accent to be savvy? :3

Word of Chen, FIGHTING ^^

-Captain Chenbeard of the Black Fedora Pirates :iconwordofchen:
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Rakshiel-MoGaidren's avatar
You know, I have always heard, Forgive and Forget... But nowhere does it say to forget(if you are indeed religious and read the christian bible) I think it is asking too much to 'forget' what someone has done to you unless it truly no longer affects you. Forgiveness is one thing, but if you forget what a person has done, you would merely make the same overtures again, to the same effect. But it takes courage to be the more humble self, to forgive another persons offences, so for that I commend you, and hope you can carry that on through your whole life.