Being yourself in a world which wants you to be someone else is the highest possible attainment.
You are the artist and the art.
The outer world is a reflection of our inner selves.
If you are competing with slaves, then you are a slave yourself.
We must strive for literacy and education that teach us to never quit questioning and probing at the assumptions of the day.
To have our needs met, to love, to be loved, to feel safe in this world and to each know our purpose, is a simple matter of creating those blessings for others.