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Creativity is the activity of living. It happens when one is inspired or when one's imagination is artistically expressed. Creativity is often thought of as something that is performed often observed by many; it is something that needs to be developed to be useful. Furthermore, creativity is what defines an individual's uniqueness, may that individual be a person, a Magnolia tree, or a snake. It is conceivably right to say that at subatomic levels even inorganic matter, such as a rock or a table, is alive and therefore, is creative. Subatomic particles are constantly banging on each other - they are anything but inactive or lifeless. Each life form behaves a certain way; eats a certain way, plays and competes a certain way. Simple or sophisticated, great or small, we all exert ourselves just to exist - creativity is life itself. Whether it's a battle fought by our microscopic anti-bodies or a battle fought by a nation's hero, it is simply an expression of exerting oneself - just an act of being. To exist and prevail one often has to resist or fight. To live is sometimes to kill, as is the case with many animals. In the beginning certain reptiles developed wings so they can fly and avoid annihilation by other prehistoric animals. Survival of the fittest is not just a prehistoric scenario - it is inarguably commonplace in this day and age. Then or now, microscopic or galactic, creativity is as constant as it is universal. Needless to say, it does not depend on education, heritage, age or environment. Creativity is as violent and ugly as a snake eating a live crying pig as it is beautiful as a flower blooming or a baby being born.

The unconscious act of breathing is the conscious act of living. Creativity is both destructive and creative - life and death. Morally or scientifically, how ever way you look at it, creativity is an ability we innately have. It is infinitely mysterious and as such, propels us to try to bottle it or package it. We can't precisely pinpoint where creativity begins or ends, yet we know it's a vital part of our existence. What is the reason why we spend so much time just trying to get to know ourselves such as embarking in a deep soul-searching journey? We do such things because we are in awe of our own existence, our own creativity.

Human beings tend to quantify everything including creativity. Who's better or who's more this or that. Perhaps, you can measure creativity based on sophistication and level of determination. However, every creation has it's own brand of creativity. How ever way you see it, creativity brings the best in our arts such as music, dance, literature and for that matter, carpentry, parenting, gardening or even Karate. The field of Science and Technology is evidently founded on creativity welded together by individuals like you and me. The wonderful thing about one's creativity is that it cannot be mechanically duplicated or mass-produced, nor can it be taken away from you.

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