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Creativity is both the cause and the effect of zest in life.
One of the deepest joys we can get out of life is being creative because when we are creative, we experience the feeling of being God. God, as the creator of the universe, represents the original and supreme form of creativity. This great capacity of creation brings immense passion out of people, making them feel powerful like gods. That’s why artists need to fall in love repeatedly (certainly with different people). The strong zest induced by romantic love fires up artists’ creativity, providing them with bursting inspiration to produce artworks magically like gods. Parents with newborn babies experience these kinds of wonderous feelings too. Consequently, they are more motivated to work harder to create a better life for their babies and themselves. Therefore, creativity breeds zest for life and zest for life further produces more creativity. The relationship between creativity and passion is mutually causing and effecting.
There's almost a metaphysical joy that comes from being creative when we know how to be creative in the right ways. However, a lot of people are missing out on this creativity because most humans on this planet are not tapping into even 1 % of their creative potential.
The major culprit of stifling creativity is education. Our education is training children and young people to become citizens conforming to the country’s needs and rules. In the process, creativity is recognized in form but not really valued in practice, because our cultural tradition regards it as the most important virtue to follow the old, obey the authority and conform to the mainstream. Creative individuals, different from the majority, are to be the targets of criticism and even punishment. We ourselves are not creative enough and naturally, we don't know how to teach our children to be creative. Particularly after children go to school, the education system will gradually deprive them of their intrinsic powers of creativity through repeated practice, strict rules, exams based on rote learning and so on. If some people are creative, it's only through their sort of intuitive efforts that they do it. We don't have a rigorous processor teaching people how to be creative, how to find their creative niche, and what they want to be creative in all the different ways that creativity can manifest itself. This negative aspect of our education needs to be changed, but surely with great difficulty.
Actually, there are so many different ways to be creative. We can be creative in art, business, science and technology, programming, communicating with people, in public speaking…… There is an infinite number of ways to be creative. Even producing a child, raising him/ her, and seeing him/her become a healthy living being is a very practical and magical creative process.
Once we’ve found one area where we can exert our creativity. This is our way of honouring and appreciating the original mission of life. When we really appreciate it, it's not enough just to marvel at it with our eyes. We want to participate in it, to dive into the creative process thoroughly. The more we start to devote ourselves to this action of creativity, the more we start to see the miracle of life, which is so beautiful, wondrous, and mysterious that we would rather give up all others just to be immersed in it. This peak stage of life is exactly the zest for life.
As we get in touch with the magic of creativity, we start to respect and appreciate it so much that we even wish to devote and sacrifice our life to work on its behalf. And that's when our life becomes meaningful. That's when we are connected to the main artery of life, and then we start to be obsessed with it, sacrificing other stuff and working towards it every single day, full of delightful passion. When this happens, each of our days becomes precious, and meaningful in that it's a sacrifice we're making towards the miracle of life.
These kinds of great feelings have been experienced by generations of lovers, artists, inventors, scientists, businessmen, athletes, and so on and so forth. Anyone who has ever climbed up to life’s heights must have experienced this great selfless passion. The protagonist in The Moon and Sixpence is a case in point. Strickland gave up everything in his life, ignoring everything including his well-being just for the sake of painting. He painted, painted and painted, painting for the sake of painting. After he died, all that he painted became an invaluable heritage. The novel is partially based on Paul Gauguin. One of Gauguin's paintings, When will you get married? has remained the most expensive painting in the world, bid at the price of 300 million US dollars in 2015， creating a new record in the art market. Strickland's story depicted in The Moon and Sixpence is a meta-narrative for all successful artists.
While let’s take a look at the life of the majority of people, the uncreative ones. They just wake up and then run around, doing the normal things, like doing chores, paying bills, finishing what the bosses ask them to do, watching TV, playing games, etc.
Notice how different the “normal people’s” attitudes are from those of the creative abnormal ones. The former is disconnected from the beautiful, the wonderous, the divine, the miraculous, and the mystery. That's why people become bored or even disillusioned with life. That's why a lot of people become addicted to alcohol, cigarette, or electronic games. Because what joy can the normal kind of life be? How can you love life when you live in that way? Not positively constructive at all.
So to speak, you feel that you're living way below your full potential, and you should be unsatisfied with that kind of lifestyle. When you are not living at your edge. You are not in touch with the miracle of life and existence.
If you don't participate in life creatively, then it's like you're not living at all. Just like a zombie, Your life can't be exciting and wonderful.
Find your interest. Create something out of your life from scratch. That's the opportunity that life is affording you. That's a huge challenge. That’s a difficult struggle. It's not just pure positivity and pleasure that you get when you undertake this process. It requires serious work, but it is worth it.
To sum it up, creativity is not only the reason for passion but also the result produced by passion. Live with passion. Be creative! Explore the infinite potential life unfolds in front of you. That’s how we should enjoy life!
創(chuàng)造是保持生命熱情的因果
創(chuàng)造力既是生命熱情的原因番挺，也是生命熱情的結(jié)果。
我們能從生活中獲得的最深層次的快樂之一就是有創(chuàng)造的能力。當(dāng)我們擁有創(chuàng)造力時(shí)，我們能夠體驗(yàn)到身為上帝的感覺屈呕。上帝，宇宙的造物主，擁有最原始和最崇高的創(chuàng)造力下面。這種偉大的創(chuàng)造力能夠激發(fā)出人的強(qiáng)烈激情，使他們自我感覺如神明般偉大绩聘。這就是為什么藝術(shù)家需要反復(fù)陷入戀愛（當(dāng)然是和不同的對象）沥割。浪漫愛情所迸發(fā)出的強(qiáng)烈熱情能夠點(diǎn)燃藝術(shù)家的創(chuàng)造力，為他們提供源源不斷的靈感凿菩，使他們像神一樣神奇地創(chuàng)作出美好的藝術(shù)品机杜。迎來新生兒的父母也會體驗(yàn)到這種奇妙的、如神之作的感覺衅谷。因此椒拗，父母們才會煥發(fā)出更強(qiáng)的動力和使命感去努力拼搏，為了孩子能有一個(gè)更好的生活條件获黔。由此可見蚀苛，創(chuàng)造力孕育出對生活的熱情，而對生活的熱情又進(jìn)一步滋生出更多的創(chuàng)造力玷氏。創(chuàng)造力和熱情之間的關(guān)系是互為因果堵未。
當(dāng)我們知道如何以正確的方式進(jìn)行創(chuàng)造時(shí)，就會有一種形而上的快樂如影隨形盏触。然而渗蟹，很多人都錯失了這種創(chuàng)造力，因?yàn)檫@個(gè)星球上的大多數(shù)人都沒有挖掘出自身哪怕是1%的創(chuàng)造潛力赞辩。
扼殺創(chuàng)造力的罪魁禍?zhǔn)资墙逃净铡Ｎ覀兊慕逃谟?xùn)練兒童和年輕人成為符合國家需求和規(guī)則的公民。在這個(gè)過程中诗宣，雖然創(chuàng)造力在形式上得到了認(rèn)可膘怕，但在實(shí)踐中并沒有得到真正的重視，因?yàn)槲覀兊奈幕瘋鹘y(tǒng)認(rèn)為遵循舊的約定召庞、服從權(quán)威的命令岛心，符合順應(yīng)主流才是最重要的品德。有創(chuàng)造力的人篮灼，與大多數(shù)人不同忘古，將成為眾矢之的而被攻擊甚至懲罰。我們自己沒有養(yǎng)成足夠的創(chuàng)造力诅诱，自然也不知道如何教導(dǎo)我們的孩子有創(chuàng)造力髓堪。特別是等孩子上學(xué)后，教育系統(tǒng)會通過反復(fù)練習(xí)、嚴(yán)格的紀(jì)律干旁、基于死記硬背的考試等驶沼，逐漸剝奪孩子們與生俱來的創(chuàng)造力。如果有些人仍具備創(chuàng)造力争群，那也是通過他們依靠直覺回怜，通過偏執(zhí)的堅(jiān)持和努力才達(dá)成的結(jié)果。我們教育缺乏一套優(yōu)良的程序來教人們?nèi)绾纬蔀橐粋€(gè)有創(chuàng)造力的人换薄，找到符合自身特點(diǎn)的創(chuàng)造性定位玉雾，不同的人在創(chuàng)造力的表現(xiàn)方面各不相同。我們教育的這一嚴(yán)重缺陷亟待改變轻要，但阻力重重复旬。
事實(shí)上，發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力的形式可以多種多樣冲泥。在藝術(shù)驹碍、商業(yè)、科技柏蘑、編程幸冻、與人溝通粹庞、公開演講等方面都有無限種方式可以發(fā)揮創(chuàng)意咳焚。甚至生養(yǎng)一個(gè)孩子，看到一個(gè)健康活力生命體的成長庞溜，也是一個(gè)非常切實(shí)并神奇的創(chuàng)造性過程革半。
一旦找到一個(gè)可以發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力的領(lǐng)域， 就算是找到了尊重和欣賞生命之原始使命的渠道流码。在這里又官，僅僅站在一邊觀察和贊嘆是遠(yuǎn)遠(yuǎn)不夠的。我們需要迫不及待地參與其中漫试，徹底融入創(chuàng)造的整個(gè)過程六敬。越是投身于這種創(chuàng)造性的行動，我們就越能感受到生命的奇跡：它是如此美麗驾荣、奇妙和神秘外构，以至于我們寧愿放棄其他一切，只為完全沉浸其中播掷。這種生命的高峰體驗(yàn)恰恰就是對生命的熱情审编。
一旦接觸到創(chuàng)造的魔力，我們就開始非常尊重和欣賞它歧匈，甚至希望奉獻(xiàn)和犧牲我們的生命來為它工作垒酬。這恰恰就是我們的生活開始變得有意義的時(shí)候。這時(shí)，我們與生活的主動脈息息相連勘究，然后陷入一種沉迷狀態(tài)矮湘，忘乎所以，每天為之努力而樂此不疲乱顾，充滿了愉悅的激情板祝。當(dāng)這種情形發(fā)生時(shí)，每一天都會變得珍貴而有意義走净，因?yàn)檫@是我們?yōu)閯?chuàng)造生命的奇跡所做的必要犧牲券时。
這種偉大的感情已經(jīng)被一代又一代的戀人、藝術(shù)家伏伯、發(fā)明家劫乱、科學(xué)家、商人琅轧、運(yùn)動員等等所體驗(yàn)律歼。但凡有過高峰體驗(yàn)的人，都一定經(jīng)歷過這種偉大忘我的激情弄唧∈食Γ《月亮與六便士》的主人公就是一個(gè)典型的例子。斯特里克蘭德放棄了生活中的一切候引，不顧一切侯养，甚至置自身的安康于不顧，只是為了繪畫澄干。他整天畫啊畫啊畫逛揩，為了畫畫而畫畫。他死后麸俘，所畫的一切都成了價(jià)值連城的珍寶辩稽。小說的內(nèi)容是以保羅-高更為原型。高更的一幅畫作《你什么時(shí)候結(jié)婚》一直是世界上最昂貴的畫作从媚，2015年以3億美元的價(jià)格拍出逞泄，創(chuàng)造了藝術(shù)市場的新紀(jì)錄。斯特里克蘭德在《月亮和六便士》中所描述的故事是所有成功藝術(shù)家的元敘事拜效。
讓我們反觀一下大多數(shù)人的生活喷众，那些沒有創(chuàng)造力的人。每天一醒來拂檩，就開始忙忙碌碌侮腹，做著正常的事情，比如家務(wù)稻励，付賬父阻，完成老板的要求愈涩，看電視，玩游戲加矛，等等履婉。
請留意所謂的 "正常人 "的生活態(tài)度與那些有創(chuàng)造力的“不正常人”的態(tài)度之間有著多么大的不同。前者與美麗的斟览、奇妙的毁腿、神圣的、神奇的和神秘的感覺完全脫節(jié)苛茂。這就是為什么很多人會對生活感到厭倦甚至幻滅的原因已烤。這就是為什么很多人成為酒鬼、煙鬼妓羊，電子游戲迷的原因胯究。因?yàn)椤闭５摹澳欠N生活能有什么快樂？以這種半死不活的方式來過活躁绸，怎么可能會熱愛生活裕循？完全缺乏主動積極的建設(shè)性！
可以這么說净刮，如果你覺得你的生活狀態(tài)并沒有發(fā)揮出你的全部潛能剥哑，那你就應(yīng)該對這種生活方式不滿意。當(dāng)你沒有活在自己的巔峰時(shí)刻淹父。你就沒有接觸到生命和存在的奇跡株婴。
如果你不創(chuàng)造性地參與生活，就像你根本沒有在活弹灭。宛若一具僵尸督暂，生活與你不可能是興奮和美妙的揪垄。
找到你的興趣穷吮。從頭開始在生活中創(chuàng)造一些東西。這真的是生活給予你的機(jī)會饥努。這是一個(gè)巨大而困難的挑戰(zhàn)捡鱼。當(dāng)你全身而入，獲得的將不僅僅是純粹的激情和快樂酷愧，還需要更加認(rèn)真且努力的投入和勞作驾诈，但它是值得的。
總而言之溶浴，創(chuàng)造力不僅是激情的原因乍迄，也是激情的產(chǎn)物。帶著激情生活士败。發(fā)揮創(chuàng)造力! 探索生活在你面前展開的無限可能闯两。這就是我們打開生活的正確方式!
