Every Tool's a Hammer

Creating is part of human nature. Whether it's simple tools or works of art, man has always felt the need to transform the world around him, using materials and creating tools that allow them to be modified in some way. Creating, however, is much more than the physical act of transforming materials. Even dancing, cooking, cross stitching, and many other activities can be considered as creative processes.

When we feel the urge to create something, be it a physical object or something intangible, we are giving the world a part of ourselves, we are taking our ideas, our feelings, our experiences, and we are channeling them into something. We are adding something to our collective culture, which is nothing other than the whole of everything that we have created. We are giving the world something that didn't exist before, and that makes us creators.

Each one of us has something to give to the world, but it's not always a simple process. On the one hand, creativity allows us to give part of ourselves a free rein, it makes us strong. On the other hand, however, it lays us bare, makes us expose our vulnerability and our insecurities.

As human beings, we are inclined to want to socialise, collaborate, and share. Creating is a way of sharing our stories with those around us, and it is what makes us unique. It has allowed us to come together as a community, to evolve as a species, and to form the knowledge we have of the world around us. Simply put, it is the key to our survival.