We, most of us, want recognition

We, most of us, want recognition.  We want other souls to witness our light, to know of our kindness, to pay homage to our creations, and sadly perhaps, is the world built upon such a foundation.  But if it is accolades you seek, then none will speak of you higher nor more loving than God, and all we must do is listen. 

If you can do what you do, you can hear God.  It is for almost everyone the most difficult task in the world, to hand it all to the beloved most high.  But if you seek truth, then you must go to the place where God will meet you, which is your welcome and your insistence.

I did not cease composing poetry because none would read it, and fewer still would understand it.  I did what I did because I loved doing it.  Every time it brought me back to Shams.  It is no different with any art form.  It will always bring you back, always and in all ways to God.

If you could see how great a fan, how great and noble a listener, how attentive, how riveted is God, you would not care who in the world would read or not read, would praise or not praise, would admire or not admire, it doesn’t matter.

So do not be fooled by the shortness of vision and sight.  You may have to squint a little bit, but that is God in there.  And if you listen really closely, you might hear her say something like: “Well, look what we did this time!”
Rumi