First it was Easter (the crucifixion to the resurrection), then Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha (the end of Ramadan and the 10th day of the Hajj), and now the 10-day holy period of Rosh Hashanah to Yom Kippur (New Year’s Day to The Day of Atonement) which begins tonight. In Australia, all taking place under some sort of lockdown. It’s as if God had said to all who believed in him:
I originally wrote this article in 2018 and reprise it for you here on today’s bestowal of Professor King’s Medal of the Order of Australia (OAM): “For service to the contemporary visual arts”. Reading it now, in light of the Black Lives Matter protests leading to the US Presidential Election this November, I’m amazed at how much more relevant its message has become.
Tagged: Art, Creativity, Freedom, Hope, Natalie King
Today we live in the shadow of a disease whose name will be etched in history as “The Great China Pandemic”, Covid-19. Its timing marks a unique anniversary. For it’s been just over 18 years since another terror wrecked the world. What makes it unique is with it comes the maturation of the first modern day generation born in wartime to reach adulthood: The 9/11ers.
Tagged: Ambition, Coronavirus, Covid-19, Hope, Millennials, Motivation
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