Go Into The Arts

“If you want to really hurt your parents, and you don't have the nerve to be gay, the least you can do is go into the arts. I'm not kidding. The arts are not a way to make a living. They are a very human way of making life more bearable. Practicing an art, no matter how well or badly, is a way to make your soul grow, for heaven's sake. Sing in the shower. Dance to the radio. Tell stories. Write a poem to a friend, even a lousy poem. Do it as well as you possible can. You will get an enormous reward. You will have created something.”

Kurt Vonnegut, A Man Without a Country

I believe this Kurt Vonnegut quote on the importance of art in our lives is something we should all consider.

How is it that those who say they don’t like art want to tell the rest of us what we should see, listen to and read?