Somehow, despite his rightful status as a shaggy-haired, dope-smoking throwback of the 1970s, The Dude is a shining beacon for modern times. In an age where overworked males are handcuffed to their desks, glued to their smartphones and bogged down with unprecedented stress, we could all learn a thing or two from man who takes solace in whale music, remains Zen in the face of adversity, and whose competitive nature starts and finishes within the finger-holes of a bowling ball.