Cartoonist and philosopher Michael Leunig discusses how we can look with tenderness and humour at the daily parade of human horrors, wonders and absurdities.
Modern life can feel like an injury. We sense a prevailing madness and find ourselves becoming exhausted and fed up with the news, losing faith in our world leaders and can’t seem to remember the last time we laughed until we cried. Where might we find relief, sustenance and perspective on the ailments of the modern human condition? How can we begin to look with tenderness and humour on the generic sorrows of humanity?
Join The School of Life as cartoonist and philosopher Michael Leunig shares six avenues of consolation as our soulful voice of reason. Drawing on works from his twentieth collection of cartoons Ducks for Dark Times, Leunig will explore how ideas such as melancholy, joy, sanity, mystery, beauty and small pleasures can console and guide us towards a greater understanding of life’s darker sides.