"When Winston Churchill was asked to cut arts funding in favor of the war effort, he simply replied, 'Then what are we fighting for?'"
Turn on the news. It's hard to not find tragedy. People are hurting, looking for peace--looking for any sort of joy.
They need to be inspired now more than ever. They need something that makes them smile.
Why can't you provide that something?
This is a world where one event shakes the entire earth and brings us all together, not as nations but as brothers and sisters of humanity. When the world is shaking, something sturdy is needed. In the wake of tragedy, people need to hope. Why can't you be the one to inspire someone with hope?
In these times, it is easy to lose the focus on what is really important and what really brings people together. Winston Churchill understood that better than most.
So why are the arts so important in times like these? Not only do they provide a much needed escape, a paradisaical respite from war, but they combat war. Art provides hope, joy, and love, everything that war is not.
Why?
We're human, and art is a part of us. It's who we are. We are either Creators or Decimators. We bring art, or we bring war. The choice is ever present, and the struggle is ever constant.
What are you fighting for?
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