tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995691.post113387820080120579..comments2023-03-30T05:28:04.706-07:00Comments on A Storyteller's Journey: On a kickCharahttp://www.blogger.com/profile/09648120662628364956noreply@blogger.comBlogger1125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7995691.post-1133888213648966782005-12-06T08:56:00.000-08:002005-12-06T08:56:00.000-08:00I think it's because the various arts don't have a...I think it's because the various arts don't have a direct hand in our physical survival. The interest in expression, creativity, and enjoying the ephemeral things of life is what makes a society of people different from animals though - it's what helps us learn about ourselves, learn about history (there are many ancient cultures we only know about because of their surviving arts), and it embodies the changing thought of mankind. These things are important to help us understand our role in the world, our reasons for working and living.<BR/><BR/>I suppose the arts would be irresponsible if we all did them and died because we forgot to eat. But if all we do is eat and reproduce, that seems pretty irresponsible too. <BR/><BR/>(there's that balance-thing again)Laurahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00456283424247093909noreply@blogger.com