When making something, be it art or music or writing, put your life first. Your experiences, your opinions, your love. Too many make love letters to what they've consumed. The more the world is filled with love letters, the less actual love there is; just love at a distance. Love, once removed, twice removed. What does the next generation learn? They learn to make love letters to love letters. Honesty disappears. A world where the true emotions hide, leaving lengthy maps to their whereabouts.