My sincere belief is that people start out knowing who they are, and what they want to do, but throughout the course of life, this knowledge gets beaten out of them. Afraid of getting hurt again, we conform to the shapes and patterns imposed onto us. However, for as long as we are alive, we have the chance to step into ourselves again! It’s a glorious thing.
My other sincere belief is that the sign of a healthy culture and civilization is the presence of art. If art and creativity has the chance to flourish, so do we! It’s not an easy process, and it takes a long time to perfect, but it’s the closest thing we have to immortality.