Where Births Happen

Hello awesome people! How is your day going? Yesterday, I had some time to my self and I tried to get to a lot of articles and leave a comment, I'l still continue doing that today. Today, I'm so very excited, I just can't help myself. I woke up in an ok mood and it just kept getting better especially when my friend told me she has just left the labour room and has delivered her beautiful baby. If you remember, I talked about this friend last week, her husband's business was robbed at gunpoint but this baby has come to bring joy and happiness into the family. I wish I was there with them to celebrate this occasion. Our other friend is also there and helping out, for that I'm grateful. Although, our other friend who is there says she never wants to experience labour because of the pain involved lol. I'm scared of that too, I must confess.

This event of today has me thinking a lot about births. A birth basically brings about something new. It brings into existence things that did not previously exist. A birth is not limited to giving birth to a child or young one. In life, there are many situations where we experience a birth. It could be a birth of ideas, of new creations etc. During a figurative birth, we take into our minds our experiences, our environments, our insights etc and from there we come up with new things that didn't exist to us before. In that vein, here are some situations where we experience a birth.

• SCHOOL

At school, we learn what we're taught but there's so much more than taking knowledge handed to you that goes on in a school. A school is the place where students spend most of their day and explore creatively. A teacher can tell you 2 + 2 is 4 and then asks you what is 3+1. Knowing the formula, you are able to apply it into this different equation to come up with the answer.

Also in class, teachers throw questions to students who use whatever limited information they have to attempt the answer. A students creativity is also tried when they have to do other things come up with ideas for a play, or a project etc. Working on a project allows the students to reach into themselves and come up with fresh ideas that drives their topics etc.

• WORK

Work is the haven for new ideas. You're literally being paid to come up with them. Even if that is not in your job description, you will find yourself doing that. At work, things change, the method used to do a certain thing can change because of a new situation. You might have a new boss who wants things done differently or you might get a promotion that changes your timetable, so you'll have to come up with ways to create a balance and still deliver good work. New ideas and strategies will always be required at work whether in big or small ways

• KITCHEN

Cooking is not just a skill but also an art. People come up with different and unique ways to pair different meals together in a way that compliments each other. People substitute spices or foodstuff when the desirable is not available and sometimes, these decisions are made on the spot with limited time to mull over your options. During the lock down, a lot of people became creative with their meals as movement was limited which also made resources limited. Students also do the same when they cannot afford a lot, they come up with new ways to prepare meals for themselves.

• CANVAS

A painter births a new idea each time their brush touches the canvas. Even if the painter is repainting something that already exists, they're still putting in their own personal touch to it with each stroke. Even when two people look at a painting or a drawing, they tend to draw different meanings from it because they have birthed different unique ideas.

• BLANK SHEET

If you are writing here on read.cash, then you understand how it is to come up with unique ideas to post. You have stared and your blank screen, sought for ideas or inspiration from other places but at the end of the day, everything you write is 100% your unique creation.

• PLAYGROUND

Have you seen children play. Give them an empty box and they will make up a game for themselves, give them a pack of lego pieces and the world is their oyster. Children are very creative beings. They can find pleasure in different ways using just sand. Their mind works endlessly to make everything fun for them and they are constantly coming up with new ways to make that happen. Sometimes, their ideas might be dangerous and make you wonder how they thought to do that but you must understand that they are not bothered about the troubles of life, they just idealise and create.