"Love the humble art you have learned, and take rest in it. Pass through the remainder of your days as one who whole-heartedly entrusts all possessions to the gods, making yourself neither a tyrant nor a slave to any person."-MARCUS AURELIUS, MEDITATIONS, 4.31
("네가 배운 겸손한 예술을 사랑하고, 그 안에서 휴식을 취하라. 모든 소유물을 신들에게 온전히 맡기고, 누구에게도 폭군이나 노예가 되지 않는 사람으로서 너의 남은 날들을 지나가라." - 마르쿠스 아우렐리우스, 명상록, 4.31)
Stop by a comedy club any weekend night in New York or Los Angeles and you're likely to find some of the world's biggest and most commercially successful comedians in there, workshopping their craft for just a handful of people. Though they make a fortune in movies or on the road, there they are, practicing the most basic form of their art.
If you ask any of them: "Why are you doing this? Why do you still perform?" The answer is usually: "Because I'm good at it. Because I love it. Because I want to get better. Because I thrive on connecting with an audience. Because I just can't not do it."
It's not work ...
