05/10/2022
It's a thing that worries me sometimes, whenever you talk about creativity,
because it can have this kind of feel that it's just nice, you know,
or it's warm or it's something pleasant.
It's not. IT'S VITAL.
IT'S THE WAY WE HEAL EACH OTHER.
In singing our song, in telling our story,
in inviting you to say: "Hey, listen to me, and I'll listen to you",
we're starting a dialogue.
And when you do that, this healing happens;
and we come out of our corners,
and we start to witness each other's common humanity.
We start to assert it.
And when we do that, really good things happen.
So, if you want to help your community, if you want to help your family, if you want to help your friends,
YOU HAVE TO EXPRESS YOURSELF.
AND TO EXPRESS YOURSELF, YOU HAVE TO KNOW YOURSELF.
It's actually super easy.
You just have to follow your love.
There is no path.
There's no path, 'till you walk it.
AND YOU HAVE TO BE WILLING TO PLAY THE FOOL.
That's the point:
PLAY THE FOOL.
Ethan Hawke
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