Creativity, like common
sense, is supposed to be common. Creativity is natural and spontaneous. Yet it
is not exhibited as frequently as it should. Experts believe that there are
several reasons for this. These reasons are called ‘Barriers to Creativity’. ‘Barriers’
are the thing that stop us from thinking creatively and the reason that make us
not as creative as we should be.
Barrier #4: “Be Practical”
Remember when you suggest something and someone says it’s
impractical? Kills your enthusiasm doesn’t it? Unlike any other God’s
creations, human beings possess imagination. Our thinking is not limited to the
real and present. We can imagine – and imagination is the first step in
creative thinking.
But the problem here is too many people always think of the
practicality of things. “Your ideas”,
they say, “must be practical.” And
practical is what they know until then. We haven’t even tried the idea yet to
see whether it works and it is already shot down. Frustrating. But creative
people are perseverance and stubborn. They do not give up easily. For them,
there is a place for practicality and there is a place for possibility.
Remember Mr. Thomas E. Edison? He failed almost a thousand times before he
finally invented the incandescent light bulb that evolves into the many type of
lights that we’re using now.
Cultivate your imagination.
Lord, Give
Us Today Our Daily Idea(s)
