Here in the states, we are used to glorying at the beauty of the cherry blossoms simply for their beauty, and bemoaning their short lives. But perhaps this is changing.
I see Burning Man as a bellwether. The shift in our economic focus, tied as it is to everything else — the social and political spheres, arts and culture — has forced a “revaluation of values” establishing a foundation based not simply upon efficiency or quantity of product, but on delight in creating, on what the Greeks called “techne” (a beautiful, sweeping term which roughly translates to “craftsmanship” or “art” but which you should really explore here), and on a renewal of the definition of community moving beyond “those who work together” toward “those who both work/create and play together.”
And, not insignificantly, from those who work together for the good of an impersonal ideal or faraway place, towards those who work together for the benefit of each other and themselves, producing concrete products for the immediate community to enjoy, ones that spark sheer delight and facilitate new ways of experiencing our world.