The good news is that the world needs you as artists and architects, the bad news is that the world today is obsessed with money, and it honors those who make more and more money. Yet to the two things we can count on in life, death and taxes, I might add one more change. In fact life is never static, we are always becoming or moving toward something else. And that includes society as a whole. Cultural rhythms are very different from the rhythms of commerce that dominate our world today.
Cultural rhythms are deep and move slowly, while commerce and money trading moves swiftly.
The hare would run way ahead and then stop periodically, chortling because he was sure he would triumph, while the tortoise moved slowly but steadily ahead, eventually winning the race. I believe it is a great time to be in the arts and architecture. Not only is the economy good and the market for the arts, particularly for design, getting stronger, but the pendulum always swings back. In time the cultivation of money will be less revered while talent in arts will again be highly honored. Some of you may end up having lucrative careers but most of you will find satisfaction simply in knowing and exploring your chosen art form.