human behavior is governed by the interplay of three fundamental forces, or impulses. Under the influence of the first, the life impulse, we eat, seek shelter, have sex, and do innumerable other things in service simply of staying alive and perpetuating life. we could continue to exist if this was our only drive, but plainly it is not. dissatisfied with just existing, we also are driven by a second impulse: WONDER. It is this impulse that makes us search for the meaning of our existence. witness the pervasiveness of this drive in the countless religions, philosophies, and laws we invent to answer the ultimate question, “why are we here?” but we don’t reduce to a duality. there is a third, primary impulse at hand in all of us, that which impels us to create art, to be captivated by art, even to be art. the art impulse is as fundamental to our humanness as life and wonder. nurture your third impulse, with the wonder of what is and can be enhanced.