It’s one of the most overused phrases in modern times. However, what “the world needs,” truly, is for us to get clear on what it is we even mean when we say “world”. Do you mean all of humanity? The earth? Both? The Western world? The third? Whose world are we referring to with our grandiose sentiments? And how the hell do we get off speaking as if we have any clue about what the world needs?
Tag: perspective
The way we look at sacrifice is backward. I’m referring to the kind of sacrifice we think we’re making when we accept the rules and…
I’ve worked diligently for over 25 years to maintain the identity of an unknown, obscure artist, rather than letting him die a sweet, quiet death, or to try in earnest to see if I might be an artist nobody likes—or, maybe to find there are many, many who do like him.
You have the ability to keep yourself small, afraid, stuck, and an actual victim of your reality—your circumstances. Amazing, isn’t it?
So fully loaded is this concept, and it carries an infinity of translation and practicable application. These concepts are not simply idealistic.