CHANGE THE WORLD
by LJ Polin
They say that everything that will be invented has already been created. And that everything that is created today are just improvements upon earlier creations. This makes me pretty sad… But not because I believe that’s true, but because I believe that most people think that way. In my opinion we can’t afford to think like that.
What I don’t think most people understand is that the world as we know it can change in an instance with the creation of something new. Let’s get to a very simple level, below even new invention. The iPod. Not original really, just an improvement. However it in fact did change the world as we know it. It started a frenzy over anything that was branded with an apple on it and dug under the skins of so many that everyone on the planet, in some way, got news of its creators passing that same very day. It changed the world.
But that was a new creation, built upon an existing thing. Inventions on the other hand expand what we can do in fields that were previously inexistent. I believe that invention, not improvement, is the key to growth among a civilization. Yes, the latter is important and needed, however how do houses get larger? By someone perfecting the interior design? Or someone who adds a new room?
I think that kids these days should be encouraged to think of new ideas and new inventions that will shape this world. It’s kids anyways that have no limits to their imagination. I would truly like a shift in today’s society to put a spin on what is considered “new” and open everyone’s minds to thinking of what hasn’t been thought of before. We spend too much time thinking on a linear plane. Thinking about what has happened, what will happen or what is happening. Very rarely do people escape time defined thought.
So I would like you to try it. Think about something and begin to create. If it seems like a strange idea then perfect! More the chance that it hasn’t been thought up before! Just don’t be surprised when you come across an idea that will change this world… as we know it.
JUN