The case for making art – part 2. You make art because of the lives you'll touch – even if you only create it for yourself. Art carries a profound ripple effect to those that experience it. During my 1st abroad in China, I became friends with someone whom we didn't know would see again. It was the final few days before I'd leave Beijing. We were sitting together in front of a small pond at night reflecting on some of our last moments together, and I randomly pulled out my phone, opened Spotify, and asked: "Hey, per chance do you want to listen to some music?" It was a composition of mine, called "Stargaze." I thought, it could be fitting. After listening to it, eyes closed, my friend told me: "I've never experienced these emotions before. It's... transcendent. I will never forget this moment. Thank you." A few days later and final goodbyes said, I open the letter written by my friend at the terminal boarding my flight home. There my friend wrote, how they'd silently reflect upon life looking out at the night sky while listening to my music in earbuds. From that point on, I don't think I've ever looked at music the same way again. The words we write, the music we compose, the films we produce – they don't just have meaning. They have depth. They have weight. They have the very essence that can inspire the world. Let your ripple effect reach those to inspire.