The art of art—or any work—isn’t just in the outcome; it’s also in the struggle. The struggle to make something from nothing. The struggle with imposter syndrome. The struggle to make something work that shouldn’t. The struggle to accept accidents.
Being human is messy and beautiful at the same time. And it’s in the messiness that we often find new answers and new relationships. While it can be scary and amazing all at once, it’s in this push and pull where we humans often find something no one has ever seen before. This is what it is to be us: unpredictable, predictable, smart, stupid, amazing, average, strong, weak, sick, healthy, and all points in between. This is what it is to be.
So, we must be vigilant and mindful; as everyone seems to be working so hard to make our machines more human, we need to ensure we aren’t making humans less so.
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Neal Woodson 
Truly beautiful post, Neal … many thanks. Our writers and philosophers have been warning us about this since Mary Shelley’s Frankenstein. But to grow wise through the works of writers and philosophers people have to read, and read a lot. Yet a quick survey across the history of regimes and leaders that discouraged reading — to the point of burning books and censoring works they don’t favor — shows that it never ends well for us, the people. Folks that want to land a blow on behalf of humanity can do so by reading more, suggesting that their friends read more, and supporting the work of libraries and librarians. READ!!
Thanks, Jerry. I couldn’t agree more. Reading is one of the lost arts it seems but it is one of the best vehicles to wisdom, imagination, and humanity.