Creative Laughter

I know someone out there tends to think the same as me and tells everyone “I’m not creative.” I think those of us who do make that statement including me; need to give some credit to ourselves. Aren’t we all being creative when we simply write a paper for school and attend math classes and solve ridiculous math equations? According to our book the creative product include ideas as well as objects: a novel solution to a mathematical problem, the discovery of a new process in science, the writing of a poem, the formation of a new philosophical or religious system, an innovation in law, a fresh way of thinking about social problems, and a change in manners. (89) I think all of us that are considered to be in the group that “are not creative” has written a poem or more throughout our life. According to our book, writing a poem does make us “Creative.”
I was intrigued by the photo on page 90 by Picasso. I completely agree that creative personality faces two ways, inward and outward. Inward meaning what it means to the maker and outward is how the audience interprets it. I have looked at many paintings and have often thought to myself, “What is this or what were they thinking?”
I like the claim made by Oscar Wilde. Wilde claimed, “He had put all his genius into his life, and only his talent into his works.” Genius originally meant a house hold God, or spirit of a place, conferring psychic atmosphere or mood. Its modern meaning of genius is “exceptional intellectual or a creative individual.” (98) I know I’m not a genius but according to the book, I am very creative, which in fact, is very surprising.
I enjoyed reading the authors purpose of laughter, and agree that laughter is liberating in the sense of tension relieving. I can think of many occasions when something bad has happened and I found some sort of humor which tended to ease the situation. I try to live with a great deal of humor in my life. It’s better to laugh than to cry,