Creating Without the Cloths of Heaven
Who can draw upon anything comparable to the heavens’ embroidered cloths in their creativity?
And who can truly say that their creativity, in whatever context or capacity, isn’t necessary to create a meaningful, fulfilling life?
And so here we are, all paupers, challenged by our very existence as human beings to create lives of purpose, meaning and fulfilment through our contributions…
… treading on the dreams of others that are spread out beneath our feet along the way.
A Film for Our Time: Ben-Hur (the original and best)
What’s your favourite film?
Always a tricky question for me to answer – so many I’ve loved over the years in different contexts and with different people.
For me, one film that’s stood the test of time is the original Ben-Hur, which was released in 1959 – long before I was even a twinkle in my father’s eye…