As many of us are excitedly anticipating the upcoming sequel to The Incredibles, I think of a line from the first movie that easily stuck to audiences. Bob: They keep creating new ways to celebrate mediocrity. Bob was never satisfied with living a status quo life with a solid paying job in a suburb. ComfortContinue reading “Heroism is Rising Above Mediocrity”
Category Archives: Creativity and Goodness
Human Dignity is Core to Our Humanity
Respect – why is it a necessary social value and what does it have to do with creativity? We especially recognize how essential respect is when someone treats us disrespectfully. Consider how fundamental respect is. Someone can’t say he/she loves you and yet treats you disrespectfully. While love and respect are not the same things,Continue reading “Human Dignity is Core to Our Humanity”
Beauty This Christmas
The Christmas season is a time that’s both celebratory and somber for many, as we celebrate hope and joy and close the year, like ending a chapter. We tend to wonder about the worth of the past year and feel the excitement and intimidation of being at the threshold of another new year. I findContinue reading “Beauty This Christmas”
Creative Urge: I Gotta Do It
Ideas float through our minds like an autumn breeze carrying colored leaves. Inspirations revisit our thoughts, stirring our imaginations to feats of wonder. We move on with our daily functions, taking care of practical needs, but we ponder over the ideas again. Though we forget about them during the humdrum of our routines, we’re awareContinue reading “Creative Urge: I Gotta Do It”
Call For Creativity in the Present Destruction
The recent 7 deaths got me thinking about creativity as it pertains to righteousness. The good is the intimate outcome of creativity. When the good is devoid of righteousness, which is inseparably related to justice, the good is compromised. The good may still be there but compromised in its realization. The final consummation of theContinue reading “Call For Creativity in the Present Destruction”
Brian See Chan 