Child's Play

Looking back on these chapters, I think chapter 8 was one of the most interesting and fun chapters thus far. I think children can be the most imaginative and creative human beings. Looking back on my childhood now, I remember constantly having fun, playing with friends, using my imagination and being creative, whether it was by playing doll house with my younger sister, painting a picture, or playing 'Annie' with some neighborhood girls. I really liked how they talked about Winnie-the-Pooh and Alice in Wonderland.

It was discussed in the very beginning of the Chapter 8 of creative apperception, the "linking of the subjective and objective, coloring the world with hues of the imagination.." He says, "It is creative apperception more than anything else, that makes the individual feel that life is worth living." And then further along, it mentions that when individuals keep their inner world and thoughts hidden, their individuality will eventually disappear, and life will become meaningless. Individuality in itself is very much an element and aspect of creativity. Many of us have said that we are not creative, however, just choosing what pieces of clothing to wear on a particular day shows that we possess creativity. To go back to chapter 7, I really liked the quote by Andy Warhol: "People call me a mirror. And if a mirror looks into mirror, what does it see?"