Ego Art?

And the thought crosses my mind all the time: Why do I write? Why do I take pictures? Why do I do what I do? Is it because I WANT to be creative, I want to feel creative, for the praise? Or is it for the sake of art? But really, who does what they do for the sake of art? Do painters paint for the sake of art? Do they have galleries for the sake of art? That might be a percentage of the reason, but it can't be the whole, complete, utter, ONLY reason! Can it? If it were the only reason, why do some people work as professional artists or photographers and make money from it? Why would anyone want to show their creativity to others if they embraced it solely for the sake of art?

I guess I do what I do because I like it. I like feeling creative. I like feeling like I matter, like I'm doing something, like I'm not one hundred percent useless. I like the praise, I like to feel that people have realised that I'm more than what they thought I was. Maybe over time things will change, but for now, that's what it is..