Original Thinking – The search is on!
“Think, ponder, wander through woods of imagination,
Follow footsteps of fantasy, get inspired, enter the “Rhyme Nation”
Few fortunate words will be picked, praised
To be part of a verse, that will soon become a craze”
This is how, poets of yesteryears worked their way, through difficult hours and a life of strife
“Copy, kill conscience, and disregard that, which is original,
Do all you can to achieve your interests commercial
Meaning or sense – may you be sacrificed,
And it may so happen that nonsense stuff is overpriced”
This is how, “so-called” inspired poets work their way, through the competitive maze
I am not amazed
An idea, after all stands unusable unless powered by faith. What is original may ring the alarm of insecurity, the doubts of salability. Nonetheless, nothing can deprive an idea of its power to bag respect, honour and success. But an idea has to be fed, fed with faith, fed with emotions, and with every feeling you hold for something that’s dear to you
Imitating is easy, and fetches easy money too. Yet there is nothing as fertile as a thinking mind, a mind that chooses to be curious, which by sheer anxiety and keenness, unearths various treasures. Hence, what’s original will prevail over what’s “INSPIRED”
It’s true that a lot of debate has gone into attempting to find out whether is there something that’s original? After all, who knows, what you call original may have been thought of years ago by Mr. Findfast or as Mr Foolishfinder didn’t patent his work, you are able to call your own as original ?
Fair enough. Pretty convincing arguments: But the point that’s to be pondered over is that a mere coincidence doesn’t amount to copying and also if one stoops so down as to take advantage of someone else’s carelessness, he better not talk about principles
The menace of copying is hurting our nation, where I am sure, plenty of brainy heads nod in amusement over coming across new discoveries and leave no stone unturned in accomplishing a task they have set out for.
A lot of this can be attributed to the lack of stimulating thinking among young individuals. When the child is young, there is an inborn curiosity to know how things happen, why leaves fall in autumn, how day turns to noon and so on. But soon the element of monotony hampers this good trait and as years pass by, “thinkers that would have been” turn into “answering machines-answers which are learnt by heart, mugged”
This raises an alarm and we ought to act fast so as to inculcate the ability and power of thinking among those of the coming generation
Original thinking does a lot of good to the mind. Once used to thinking, the brain is able to anticipate things far beyond what the normal person can actually imagine. The key lies in feeling the restlessness before and until an answer that is sought is obtained.
Thinking also triggers imagination and though one might have to pass through hazy paths and unclear directions, finally the way comes soon in sight and along with it the joy of unearthing the hidden treasures.
The balance between original thinking and adopting already proven patterns is what will create the right kind of development. Nevertheless, the larger importance of thinking can’t be debated about.
On picking the blue print that led many nations to the path of success, the power of original thinking will find a place somewhere. Japan has developed itself with regard to quality with its Six Sigma way of manufacturing and quality control and innovation has seen companies like 3M earning for themselves a pride – a pride that only they own.
While it’s easy to pen down the advantages of original thinking, the task becomes difficult when one actually has to think. The key here is to think without the fear of failure, to think despite all possibility of failure and in the process to learn through mistakes and eventually becoming successful
Original Thinking – the search is on…… hope it ends with you, me and all of us applying our super computers that rest between our ears.
