Creativity
Analyzing it in all shades, we can define creativity as
the willingness and the ability to express the uniqueness that is in us through
artistic creation, research and scientific discoveries, personal and social
behaviors aimed at expressing emotions, solidarity and empathy in general.
Creativity, in its many forms, is always associated with intelligence, with which there are complex links, not yet entirely understood by science. Creativity plays an irreplaceable role in human evolution, whether by powering scientific and technological progress or raising the spirit through art, literature, and music. Intelligence is not something monolithic and absolute, but embraces sensitivity and skill that everyone possesses in different ways, and can be enhanced through research, exercise, application and study. Intelligence, considered as a set of skills and sensitivity, is the ability to understand the reality, both physical and spiritual, of our being and the world around us. To enhance the creativity it is necessary to be able to overlook habits and appearances, improving, through study and research, the intellectual capacity that we have.
Creativity is often expressed through antisocial behavior, when we place ourselves and our interests above the values of peaceful coexistence and empathy. In these cases, creativity is aimed at affirming the primacy of self-interest, which often does not coincide with that of humanity. Examples of these deviant behaviors are forms of totalitarianism with the cult of personality of the dictator and the enslavement of art, science and creative expression aimed towards propaganda purposes designed to extol the regime, advocate the cause and justify every action, even the most perverse, of those in power. Another example is provided by the activity of organized crime which seeks ill-gotten gains outside of any respect for the law, with the exploitation of prostitution, drug peddling, money laundering, the spread of the gambling and other illegal activities. Modern society, more than in any other era, full of possibilities of culture and learning, finds the main obstacle to the development of creativity in the lack of a participatory tissue that helps individuals to express and develop their uniqueness by comparing thoughts, emotions and intellectual property. Other obstacles are the stereotypes proposed by mass society with the phenomena of showgirls, sitcoms, hype, more or less overt censorship of opinions, media voyeurism, limited resources available for research, for the protection of nature and art. What can we do as individuals to support and fully live our creativity? First we have to get rid of those behaviors that hinder creativity and inner life, in particular the daily routine, understood as a series of repetitive behaviors that deaden our innovative and perceptive capacity. We must affirm with force and decision the will not to surrender to the social conditioning, due to influences from society in general, and more specifically, from the family, work, school or the circle of affection and friendship. As you can guess, the path is neither easy nor painless, because it presupposes an awareness of being blocked and conditionated in the expression of our personality. After comes the iron will of not resting in the attitudes and behavior dictated by conformity that surrounds us and, finally, the desire to seek, with perseverance and determination, in our hearts the most true and most characteristic humanity is imprinted in our uniqueness. Certainly awareness and willingness are not enough, because to bring out and enhance the talents that are in us we must exercise consistently in study, discussion and sharing. History teaches that those who are placed in a democracy, open to debate and free dialogue, express more easily and more completely their creativity: think of the Greek civilization, the Renaissance, the Belle Epoque, the United States of America after the war of independence from the United Kingdom, the extraordinary impulse that had the medicine, genetic engineering and the sciences in general after the Second World War. In the following chapters I will devote myself to outline some of the aspects that make up human creativity both in science and in the field more closely linked to emotions and artistic expression. We'll talk about friendship, love, literature, philosophy, painting and sculpting, music, architecture, medicine, physics, astronomy, fashion, design, and many other aspects of creativity, trying to understand what compels mankind in the search of himself and knowledge of nature and the universe.
Creativity, in its many forms, is always associated with intelligence, with which there are complex links, not yet entirely understood by science. Creativity plays an irreplaceable role in human evolution, whether by powering scientific and technological progress or raising the spirit through art, literature, and music. Intelligence is not something monolithic and absolute, but embraces sensitivity and skill that everyone possesses in different ways, and can be enhanced through research, exercise, application and study. Intelligence, considered as a set of skills and sensitivity, is the ability to understand the reality, both physical and spiritual, of our being and the world around us. To enhance the creativity it is necessary to be able to overlook habits and appearances, improving, through study and research, the intellectual capacity that we have.
Creativity is often expressed through antisocial behavior, when we place ourselves and our interests above the values of peaceful coexistence and empathy. In these cases, creativity is aimed at affirming the primacy of self-interest, which often does not coincide with that of humanity. Examples of these deviant behaviors are forms of totalitarianism with the cult of personality of the dictator and the enslavement of art, science and creative expression aimed towards propaganda purposes designed to extol the regime, advocate the cause and justify every action, even the most perverse, of those in power. Another example is provided by the activity of organized crime which seeks ill-gotten gains outside of any respect for the law, with the exploitation of prostitution, drug peddling, money laundering, the spread of the gambling and other illegal activities. Modern society, more than in any other era, full of possibilities of culture and learning, finds the main obstacle to the development of creativity in the lack of a participatory tissue that helps individuals to express and develop their uniqueness by comparing thoughts, emotions and intellectual property. Other obstacles are the stereotypes proposed by mass society with the phenomena of showgirls, sitcoms, hype, more or less overt censorship of opinions, media voyeurism, limited resources available for research, for the protection of nature and art. What can we do as individuals to support and fully live our creativity? First we have to get rid of those behaviors that hinder creativity and inner life, in particular the daily routine, understood as a series of repetitive behaviors that deaden our innovative and perceptive capacity. We must affirm with force and decision the will not to surrender to the social conditioning, due to influences from society in general, and more specifically, from the family, work, school or the circle of affection and friendship. As you can guess, the path is neither easy nor painless, because it presupposes an awareness of being blocked and conditionated in the expression of our personality. After comes the iron will of not resting in the attitudes and behavior dictated by conformity that surrounds us and, finally, the desire to seek, with perseverance and determination, in our hearts the most true and most characteristic humanity is imprinted in our uniqueness. Certainly awareness and willingness are not enough, because to bring out and enhance the talents that are in us we must exercise consistently in study, discussion and sharing. History teaches that those who are placed in a democracy, open to debate and free dialogue, express more easily and more completely their creativity: think of the Greek civilization, the Renaissance, the Belle Epoque, the United States of America after the war of independence from the United Kingdom, the extraordinary impulse that had the medicine, genetic engineering and the sciences in general after the Second World War. In the following chapters I will devote myself to outline some of the aspects that make up human creativity both in science and in the field more closely linked to emotions and artistic expression. We'll talk about friendship, love, literature, philosophy, painting and sculpting, music, architecture, medicine, physics, astronomy, fashion, design, and many other aspects of creativity, trying to understand what compels mankind in the search of himself and knowledge of nature and the universe.
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