The Art of Living

A Beautiful Contrast: The Monuments of Power vs. The Art of Living

There is a striking, beautiful contrast between the heavy world of that news quote and the link you shared showing how you dance with your wife.

While political leaders build massive, multimillion-dollar stone-and-timber structures to anchor a legacy in the soil, the Bibeldans (Bible dance) list represents a completely different kind of monument—one built out of movement, shared breath, rhythm, and immediate, living connection.

Looking through the dance directory, it reads like a vibrant, active archive of joy. Moving together in circle dances or sacred steps to deeply resonant melodies—like the joyful pacing of Joshua Aaron’s Dance Like David Danced or Paul Wilbur’s Baruch Adonai—reiterates that culture and history aren’t just things to look at behind glass cases. They are meant to be lived and embodied.

A presidential library looks backward to capture a lifetime of governance, but stepping onto the floor to dance “Inför Herren” (Before the Lord) is entirely about the beauty of the present moment. It honors partnership, vitality, and shared expression in a moving way that no static building ever could.