With so many viral videos from all over the world posted online - from an inspiring mother & son duo in England singing Rise Up, to adolescent twins in Italy covering a COLDPLAY tune on their violins, to a Chinese farmer and his wife dancing to native tunes and so much more - all of the arts - movies, ballet, musicals, art, poetry... - are showing us just how important they are to us, especially in times of crisis!
Throughout all the videos I've seen recently, from the humblest home done to the highest-end professional, you can't miss the beauty of the human spirit. In each video, each unique creative expression, I hear the same underlying cry: "I will not be vanquished. I will not be beaten down. I will indeed rise to a new day."
Through the COVID-19 crisis we are experiencing right now, I believe we are getting an up close and personal look at the nature of mankind: It turns out that the drive to create and express what is deepest in our hearts is in our DNA! No wonder we have cave art from millennia ago!
Is it any wonder so many of us are online today inspiring, encouraging, sharing, reaching out? This is who we are: THIS IS US! To be human is to create - and to hope!
