Tom Spanbauer: There is a Zen saying that goes: When you look into the eyes of another, be kind — for inside there is a huge battle going on. It is just the way life is that there is darkness and there is light. So many artists, I think make the mistake of either trying to create an upbeat message or a nihilistic one. An artist doesn’t really have to try for either because if he looks closely at his world, he will find great tragedy and great ecstasy standing right next to each other.
In each of us, there is great sadness, great pettiness, great grief, and great selfishness. During a day, I may feel jealousy, rage, disdain, homophobia, and racism. Yet, I am a good man, or I am striving for good, so my negative feelings don’t stop me because I am also forthright, honest, empathetic, and sensitive to other people’s feelings.
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