Creativity & The Good Life
What Happened to You?
From our previous lectures and readings, we explored the idea that we all began our lives as creative children. Interestingly enough, doesn't it seem as if children have a knack for living a good life: finding enjoyment in the strangest places and the simplest things?
But as we get older, our creativity seems to fade and many of us find it hard to experience a "good" life.
So what happened to us?
We'll begin our exploration of that question by reading the most famous beginning ever written. It is the story of the beginning of all things as described by the Hebrew & Christian Bible. What does this reading seem to say about creativity, the good life, and why both may be hard to find as we get older?
Read the following excerpt from Genesis Download Read the following excerpt from Genesis.
Assignment
Do you think the two readings (Reading 1-2 and Reading 1-3) have different, similar, or overlapping answers to the question of what the good life is and how to attain it? In a short 3-5 sentence paragraph, briefly refer to specifics from each reading to support your response.
For full credit, you must respond with at least three sentences that directly address the prompt and demonstrates you have done the reading.
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