We are just an advanced breed of monkeys on a minor planet of a very average star. But we can understand the Universe. That makes us something very special.
The concept of will is unnecessary in explaining behavior.
"I like to draw ordinary people doing ordinary things."
【原文】宰予昼寝。子曰:“朽木不可雕也,粪土之墙不可圬也,于予与何诛?”【译文】宰予白天睡觉。孔子说:“真像腐朽的木头一样无法再雕琢,像粪墙一样不能再粉刷了,对于宰予这个人,我还责备他什么呢?”孔子又说:“开始时我对于人,是听了他的话就相信他的行为;现在我对于人,是听了他的话,还要观察他的行为。宰予使我改变了观察人的方法。”
"Art is not a mirror held up to reality but a hammer with which to shape it."
【解释】仁慈的人爱人,有礼貌的人尊敬人,爱别人的人,别人也会爱他;尊敬别人的人,别人也会尊敬他。