I believe artists are crucial to the collective health of mankind. No matter the economy, the state of the environment, or how many wars our politicians manage to keep the rest of us involved in. Artists are the dream-makers and the condition changers.
My daughter knew this well. “I want to make a difference with my art,” she told me more than once. She was sensitive to the degrade of society, and really worried about the public schooling that her peers received. And she was tough, ready to take on society’s ills and do something positive. Her intention was to help send life spiraling back upward from the direction it was headed.
I think artists are more influential than politicians, because they can touch and change our hearts. – Merry
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