Compare the importance of expressing yourself for yourself with the importance of being understood.

its like, ok, ive written a song or something. I play it, and I like the way it sounds. ive satisfied my personal needs now. but what compels me to play it for people, talk about it, put it online etc?

funny thing about expression for me, its like I need to show it to people. Like i dont fully understand my expression, so I put it out in public so people can see. maybe they can help me understand it.