The master in the art of living makes little distinction between his work and his play, his labor and his leisure, his mind and his body, his information and his recreation, his love and his religion. He hardly knows which is which. He simply pursues his vision of excellence at whatever he does, leaving others to decide whether he is working or playing. To him he’s always doing both.”
— James A. Michener
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Yeah, that's awesome! Thanks for sharing!
Michael:
Thanks for this, what a great quote. As my wife said, "That's what children do. For kids their play is their work…"
Thanks!
This is a good reminder. I'll try to remember this when work begins to feel too much like "work"!
Great quotation. Where did Michener say this? Also, it was difficult for me to get past the gender-exclusive language (the repeated use of "he" and "his"), though I know that Michener was probably writing before most of us were sensitized to such issues. (I wonder if that's a good excuse, though.)