art as a sanctuary

Every person in this world has a place where they can go when they are tired of all the other places. For some people it is a favorite tree that they like to lean against and spend an hour gloomily looking at the world beyond the glimmering green shadows until they feel that something has been taken from their overflowing heart and they can leave feeling satisfied and able to go on with whatever it is that they have to do. For some people it is a song that they listen to, their eyes closed until they feel they can go on with life. Everyone has the right to retreat, to do nothing of consequence, to regain that mysterious balance that humans need to exist peacefully.