At university, I study a course that is unrelated to art. Sometimes the views that I hold and those of my friends are very divergent.

Some of my friends are doing majors in management, accounting and other commerce-related degrees. These degrees seem to promote a worldview that places importance on the things that have signalling value in society -- education, income, one's position in their job, appearance etc. The strength of such a worldview is that a person gains humility from choosing to conform to the rules of society.

I think pursuing art in my spare time has made me able to see value in the things that mightn't necessarily be seen as worthwhile in society, like doing nothing and looking at clouds all day or observing the wrinkles on an elderly person's face. To my detriment, I think it I am a bit more reluctant to observe the rules by which much of society runs, and a bit too quick to reject things that are seen as worthwhile by the establishment.

How has art changed you?

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