| Are you creative? Most people would show surprise | | | | considered 'creative'. That's where we go wrong. |
| before answering this question because not everyone | | | | There's an old story about two stonecutters sitting in |
| believes that he/she is creative. According to popular | | | | the village side-by-side working at their craft. A curious |
| perception, the really creative people are only the | | | | passer-by stops and asks both of them, “What are |
| artists, sculptors, writers, poets, singers, musicians, | | | | you doing?” The first stonecutter replies, “I'm |
| dancers and actors. Others who can be added to this | | | | cutting a block of stone to get some money to feed |
| list include all craftspersons and some professionals like | | | | my family”. The second says, “I'm creating part |
| architects. Unfortunately, accountants cannot be called | | | | of the foundation of our new temple.” |
| creative simply because 'creative accounting' means | | | | Osho says everything you do, can become creative, |
| cooking the account books! | | | | "Creativity has nothing to do with any activity in |
| At first sight, the list of creative persons does not | | | | particular - with painting, poetry, dancing, singing. It has |
| include labourers, farmers, cleaners, traders, | | | | nothing to do with anything in particular. Anything can |
| businessmen, industrialists, bankers and, especially, civil | | | | be creative - you bring that quality to the activity. |
| servants. But on second thoughts, traders, | | | | Activity itself is neither creative nor uncreative. You |
| businessmen and industrialists display great deal of | | | | can paint in an uncreative way. You can sing in an |
| imagination, ingenuity and creativity - sometimes | | | | uncreative way. You can clean the floor in a creative |
| bordering on unfair and unethical practices - in their | | | | way. You can cook in a creative way. Creativity is the |
| daily lives. Similarly, civil servants and the police are | | | | quality that you bring to the activity you are doing. It is |
| required to follow set procedures and rules and | | | | an attitude, an inner approach - how you look at |
| implement them amounting to dull, routine tasks. Yet | | | | things." |
| they show a great deal of flair, resourcefulness and | | | | So why should only the so-called 'creative' people get |
| brightness in solving administrative hurdles - and | | | | all the praise, respect and honours when everybody |
| sometimes in enriching themselves. But the manual | | | | can be creative. Just change your thinking and |
| workers toiling day after day, are not normally | | | | convince yourself, "Of course,I am very creative! |