Is The Thinker wasting his time?

Jack’s Winning Words 11/12/13
“Nothing is a waste of time if you use the experience wisely.”  (Auguste Rodin)  Rodin lived these words of his.  Even though the realism of his sculptures was criticized by the art world of his day, he refused to change his style.  Recently, a casting of The Thinker sold for $15+M.  At a Rodin showing in Detroit, I learned that The Thinker is part of a larger sculpture, where he’s looking down upon people in Hell…and thinking.    ;-)  Jack