Purls of Wisdom

The quote below is from "Purls of Wisdom" calendar by Stephanie Pearl-McPhee, world renown writer and knitter. Stephanie is a very funny writer, who just happens to be one of the world's best knitters, as well. If you can find any of her books, they're well worth a read. You can read her blog (the Yarn Harlot) at http://yarnharlot.ca/blog/ And to top it all off, she is Canadian!!! What is it about Canada that it produces such wonderful knitters?_______________________________________________________________________________________ PURLS OF WISDOM Like drawing, painting, or writing, knitting is a creative act, and as such is frequently regarded as a frivolous or silly way to spend time. Much of humanity thinks that satisfying the human urge to create is not really important -- certainly not as important as real jobs or efforts, like banking or wiring electricity. All of us would do well to remember that the decline of the arts and creativity in a civilization (as well as the decline for the support of those things) has historically indicated the beginning of the epic fall of that culture. Remember that creativity and art define civilizations . . . and then pass me that scarf I'm working on. I'm saving us all.