from hope floats. a scene where bertie (sandra bullock) and justin mattise (harry connick, jr.) are talking:
"who was your architect?" bertie
"you kidden' huh? that's half the fun."
"you go around smithville painting houses and you can do this? you could do so much more."
"i guess so huh."
"you know what i meant."
"i know what you meant. you're talking about the american dream. find something that you love then you twist it and torture it. try to find a way to make money at it. you spend a lifetime doin' that and at the end you can't find a trace of what you started out lovin'. what'd you start out lovin'?"
"i don't remember."
think about it. ask yourself, is this what the american dream is to me? talk to me.
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Interesting snippet of dialog. Lots to think about.
New Agers have a saying, "Do what you love and the universe will come in to support you."
Christians say, "Delight thou in me and I will give you the desires of your heart."
Most of us can start living our "million dollar lifestyle" right now, because unless marlin fishing or parachute jumping is your schtick, most of the delightful things in life are free.
And here, on the web, we can publish. For free.
And people can choose to read us and publish here too.
Yeah, it'd be nice to make money at this, but ya know, the joy of just writing, even if its only to an audience of two or three, is worth it.
perhaps this dialogue more than anything points out the great dilemma facing artists. how do we keep our art sacred in a sense. not that we worship it. but if it is how we worship God isn't it sacred? how do we not manufacture it and market it, and make it something cheap? i wrestle with this thought daily. i don't know.
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