There is a Delmore Schwartz short story with the title “In Dreams Begin Responsibilities”. The story itself is deep and profound, and I encourage you to read it.<\/p>\n
But I have always found the title alone to be deeply moving. As each of us begins to understand and develop our own unique power to contribute to the world, we have a responsibility to use that power well.<\/p>\n
In a sense, we are each in a deal with God (or whatever you want to call it). We’ve been given a gift, we repay that gift by using it.<\/p>\n
For some of us, this begins with a demo. We show the world that something is possible, and by doing so we are floating something new out into that world.<\/p>\n
That act of creation is not free. It also creates an obligation on our part.<\/p>\n
We also need to help usher that little idea out of the nest, until it can find its own wings and fly. In demos begin responsibilities.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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