It Matters

I have been introduced to lots of intriguing ideas and concepts so far this year, but the one that stands out to me as the most useful is creativity. Creativity is a wonderous thing that allows the mind to travel and show the world the scenery wherever it may be. It takes a unique individual to be creative and express and use their creativity in the real world. It is one thing to be able to draw a creative picture, but it is another thing to be able to use your creativity to invent a product or better yet, a solution to an ongoing problem.
Some problems are easy to find solutions for, if you are cold you put a jacket on. However, others aren't this simple and the Palestinian-Israeli conflict is amongst one of them. This problem has been going on for sixty years now, and creativity is definitely involved. It is an ongoing race to see who, the Israelis or Palestinians, is more creative in planning or discovering another way to harm the other side. Anything, including creativity can be used in a negative light, like the Israelis and Palestinians are doing now, but anything can also be used in a positive light.
At this very moment, Secretary of State Hillary Clinton, George Mitchell, President Mahmoud Abbas, and Prime Minister Netanyahu are having peace talks in Egypt. Peace is something a lot of people talk about, but very few achieve. However, I believe that with creativity, solutions are possible to just about anything. Creativity brings a beautiful and unique light to everything. It shows you that there are multiple roads that can take you to the same destination or goal, maybe even a better one. If Clinton, Mitchell, Abbas, and Netanyahu could use the creativity in their minds, change really could occur. Creativity matters in everything in life. Creativity is like the frosting on cake, making any idea that much tastier. Creativity is definitely a huge part in finding a solution to a problem so complex that has deeply rooted emotional scars and pain in millions of people, down to the bottom of their hearts. Creativity is necessary for a solution because it is up to these powerful leaders to be creative and think of a solution that appeals to not just the Israelis, or Palestinians, but both.
In solving a problem as complex as this, every bit of knowledge and skill helps, but without creativity a solution will not be found. This isn't just a problem for Palestinians and Israelis. This is their life, what they live every waking hour! Every one of them has a heart breaking story, or at the very least knows someone who does. The pain these people are feeling reaches every bone in their body, and it reaches mine too. With all my heart, I hope that creativity can take change in what will stop the rockets from flying over their houses, the guns shooting their family and friends, the homes being destroyed, and the tears falling from their faces, and the hearts being broken.
http://www.nytimes.com/2010/09/15/world/middleeast/15mideast.html?ref=world