Is Jennie worth remembering?
Posted by robyngiannini on April 22nd, 2007
Brad,
Oh wow. Okay, what you are talking about is incredibly interesting. In a nutshell, do some people have more creativity, more originality to offer to this world. In essence, are some people “worth” (in the words of Dante) more than others? Or rather, worth remembering.
I like to think that everyone has something to offer, if you are looking hard enough. I feel like the more I get to really, really know people, the more you find out how cool they actually are. The more you make those connections and talk with people the more you discover what they bring to the table, in their own way.
However, I don’t think that people just stumble upon an original “something” someday. I mean–I think sometimes people do, but I don’t think that’s an inherent trend in a person’s life, to discover their “something.” I don’t think everyone has an original “something” at all. People are people. It’s people who are the something, not an idea that they might have.
I think some people are more natural creators, based largely on their upbringing or maybe even genes you have the sort of mind to create, to learn, to invent–to stand out. That doesn’t make them more worth it, exactly…it just makes them that kind of person, for whatever reason. And maybe after months and years someone who really just floated along finds something to make them stand out do something spectacular. Or maybe they won’t. That doesn’t mean they don’t have something to contribute–just not the kind of original creativity I think you are talking about.
I just put a lot of thought into that, but I am in no way convinced with my argument–the above paragraph is more of a hypothesis–I wouldn’t even call it a theory. That’s a tough question.
Robyn