Q4 Benchmark: "Obsolete" — Science Leadership Academy @ Center City

This quarter I decided to incorporate my hobby into something that was already beautiful in order to make it mean something a little more than it already did. "Obsolete" is a speech made by another wonderful artist, who goes by the name of Pavatti Goldtail (if you'd like to view some of his artwork, go to this link to view it). Besides being a talented artist, Pavatti is also one of my very dearest friends. This speech, in fact, was written in response to something I'd said.

One day, when I was feeling particularly lonely, and had been comparing my relationship status to my own self esteem, I said casually that I'd decided to stop looking, to not bother putting myself out there, and that the longest relationship I'd probably ever have would be with my cat. Pavatti is a poet, a lover and an artist, so naturally he took offense. He then quickly produced this speech, slightly annoyed then at my self-misery, and made the entire group of us bow our heads in awe of the size of this gentleman's heart.

In honor of that, I thought I could make a visual book of Pavatti's speech to take with me to college, and look at when I felt that way again.

Each page took about 10 minutes to draw and 2 minutes to color.

Love is NOT obsolete

The happiest I've ever been is in love,

and the most broken I have ever been has not been the result of heartbreak

You are 17, or 18, or 19, you're not in the position to at what your longest lasting relationship is going to be

I love cats, and I love my pets,

and I love all my friends

and every person who has touched my life I love in a way

A world without love is exactly what we fight against,

why we fight for equality,

and why we fight for people,