For some reason this post reminds me of the Buddhist parable asceticsim now, nymphs later.
I don’t think it’s all that uncommon to begin cultivating an art for some specific purpose, proceed to cultivate it largely for its own sake, and eventually to abandon the original purpose.
For some reason this post reminds me of the Buddhist parable asceticsim now, nymphs later.
I don’t think it’s all that uncommon to begin cultivating an art for some specific purpose, proceed to cultivate it largely for its own sake, and eventually to abandon the original purpose.