Support for the arts is an issue that gets a lot of talk. Last election in Canada there was a huge uproar over it, people demanding the government not cut funding to certain art programs. But I'm not here to talk (boring) politics.
I suppose large chunks of money are important when you want a huge symphony hall, but I don't think art needs support. Art, by nature, survives. When you're playing a basement or your paintings are hanging on the wall of a coffee shop (or your own wall, for that matter), that's thriving if you're doing what you love no matter the circumstances. Through that struggle, art becomes even more meaningful, maybe the only thing that gets a person through a 9-5 wage slave day.
Now what about our art? We often complain about something like support, about the world aligning to suit our training needs or skipping a day because we're sore. But that sort of support is fleeting at best. We will always have lives and bodies that get in the way of our training, but by setting our priorities properly, making the martial arts important enough for a struggle--well it becomes the most meaningful thing in the world.
the city of lights breeds good thoughts.
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I like this idea. We always go back to class. There is no excuse for skipping, you can never be too sore or tired to do what you love. I survived an extremely hard day yesterday so it's fitting that I read your post just now... It seems as though we get it and we're waiting for everyone else to see life this way too. Fabulous!
ON another NOte Master McNeil is here and he told me to say Howdy to you ;) So here it goes...
Howdy!
Hope your trip is going well. :)
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