The great paradox of the 21st century is that, in this age of powerful technology, the biggest problems we face internationally are problems of the human soul. ↗
Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sakes. Now, I mean, I'm talking about singing in the shower, I'm talking about dancing to the radio, I'm talking about writing a poem to a friend--a lousy poem. ↗
I might have lived long enough to learn all this in the long haul, but I would have been just another soul taking up time and space for a long spell before I learned. ↗