What’s the point? How should we move through life?
“We missed the point the whole way along: it was a musical thing, and you were supposed to sing or dance while the music was being played.”
Alan Watts
This quote comes from a longer moment from Alan Watts, animated here by Trey Parker and Matt Stone.
I think of this quote often: it’s of course literally true that music is central to humanity.
But it’s also a great way to think about how we move through life. Whenever you find yourself trying to “lock in” or “grind it out” on some task, it’s worth remembering that you can step back and dance a little more.
Find the joy.