creative efforts

when creativity becomes a way of life in any society, then the people can become very happy indeed. life becomes something that is looked forward to day in and out. even meeting people, regardless of their attitudes are welcomed as new experiences worthwhile going through. even situations which are sometimes avoided becomes a beautiful encounter that could fill up one's memories.

but sometimes, creativity or that creative spirit is hard to come by. some people could easily capture it, day in day out. like i know a couple of painters, who upon getting up in the morning right away goes to their studio room splashing colors, lines and shapes on big and small canvasses. their works fetch a big sum internationally and which allows them to roam around, and come home to their original countries easily.

an urban poor woman i know turns out beautiful bags made of recycled newspapers which she does a sa living and as a craft of beauty. her bags are exported by a foundation but she gifts people with her works. these show real effort put into them, and her eyes show meticulous inclinatin to have perfect braiding, and even the selection of the pages that will be included in the making of the bags.

Yet, when a country is ruled by gangsters, whose prime purposes in life are to maintain power and fill their pockets with gold, all types of creativity vanishes or becomes a very difficult effort. some people can overcome this by not being engaged in media - not listening to the radio, not watching tv, not reading the papers, etc. others shut up and walk away when their crown starts talking politics. i really wonder how boring such a life would be.

so then, being creative could require a great effort or not at all, so long as one keeps an open mind. why because even politics could be handled creatively. oh if only if....