Surviving

INCIDENT:
PostSecret is one of my favorite community-based art projects (Your Art Here is another favorite). There has been a lot of press, books, and even an All-American Rejects video on this art project. What is so great about PostSecret is that it makes art accessible. Some people do not think that they can be creative or artistic, but projects like PostSecret redefine the publics conception of what art can be. I have always believed that one’s perspective is crucial to the appreciation of art. And in the simplicity of the concept for this project, we find a complex outcome - life, death, happiness, and great sadness, but also humanity, hope, and faith.

Frank Warren, who is the founder of PostSecret, said at a recent lecture that "the children the world almost break become the adults who save it." I think you need to let that marinate a bit.

MORAL:
The inherent nature of our society with its freedom of choice as individuals leads to a spectrum of emotion and experience. And while children perhaps have somewhat less control over their lives they certainly are not immune to the highs and lows that the world holds for them. Those that do make it through life's experiences have a different perspective on life. Perhaps it is an urgency... maybe it is a clearer purpose... I am not sure what it is. But if you ever met anyone who has gone through anything major in their life, you have seen it. And it is inspiring.

UPDATE (02/08/08): Be inspired.