The Role of the Artist in Times of Crisis with Ben Okri
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Is There a Choice?
I don't think we are fated to always be in denial when catastrophe and danger looms ahead of us. I honestly cannot think of many moments in history where people have faced their cost moment with clarity and courage. On the whole, we human beings, we're at our best when the crisis is upon us. We're not so good just before it's upon us. The very strength of what looms, of what hovers above us, the very strength of it is also terrifying. You say we have a choice and at times, however, it feels like I think of Yates as the second coming. Yes, we don't know what's about to be born and that frightens us
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