There are many things wrong with our world. Creativity is
the desire to make it right. Or at least make it better.
Real life is dull. Even our appreciation of the world is
filtered through our desire to improve upon it. Nature is not as interesting as
we imagine it to be.
The natural order is a relationship of predator and prey.
Flight is preferred and fights are avoided unless you have the distinct
advantage. If so, then you mercilessly slaughter the weak to get what you
need.
Only man can see things as better than they truly are. At
its worst, this leads to naivety. At best, it gives us hope.
In imagining, we are inspired to make better. Our
creativity is unleashed, and we set our hearts to the task. Art is our blueprint
to change the world.
We see what is wrong and set about to fix it. This
requires imagination and introspection. It takes vision to see beyond what is
to what it could be.
So true on all points! Unimaginative people graze like sheep or hunt like wolves. The idealists and trendsetters are those who IMAGINE a world beyond its endless grind.
ReplyDeleteIt is shameful for a human being to act like an animal. We can do better, so we must. Nothing is kept from us that we imagine to do...
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