Sunday, February 21, 2010

"Where Does Creativity Hide?"

Amy Tan spoke on Ted Talk about the origins of creativity. She said that we can only sense the existence of something if we have experienced its absence. Her lecture went on to discuss moral ambiguity, calling it something of a necessary annoyance. Considering divine intervention is a way of allowing our minds to expand and grow. When we are provided with hints and clues, they are suddenly extremely obvious and you wonder why you had not thought of that before. Tan said, "when you are aware, more serendipitous events occur." We find creativity through associations. Knowing this, it must be acknowledged that we do not know truth, we know uncertainty; this allows us room to be creative. To feel truth is more useful than to know truth because our sources are other humans that are strangers to us. Test what you know because there often is more to something than mere "facts." Question everything, then create.

1 comment:

  1. Being aware, that's it. Life is richer when it's good and when it hurts. My living was enhanced when Aunt Becky was very sick as a teenager and I took a course in the University of Southern Connecticut and discovered Gestalt Therapy. It's a good feeling to know that you are experiencing the yes of living so early in life and are supported in surmounting restrictions based on fear.

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