I made something with no purpose

Dear Delyara, I did something creative today that had no practical purpose, no audience, no plan for turning it into anything useful. And it felt beautiful. I think I had forgotten that joy is allowed to exist without becoming productive. Somewhere along the way, I started treating every talent, interest, or bit of pleasure as something that should become efficient, visible, or profitable. Today I didn’t do that. I just made something. That was enough.