Goethe's quote speaks to me. Where else but in the creative forms-music, literature, visual arts, theatre, dance-can we 'escape' or allow ourselves to be swept away from the daily grind and appreciate a fine photograph, a lovely verse, a sweeping, graceful gesture or a melody that is just right. This is probably why so many universities and so many employers look for potential students and employees who have a balanced background of academics and life experiences, built around and on the shoulders of 'anything not related to what you might be doing in that line of work or study'. In my experience, those who have careers that are so far removed from an artistic element, thrive and depend on those creative opportunities to sing, dance, draw, write or play, to help keep them grounded and balance that which helps put bread on their tables. Thankfully, it also demands that those like us, who live their lives in the creatives, continue to do so and enhance the lives of those who wish to appreciate and participate in those experiences, as we live in those opportunities.
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