–       How do you define “spirituality”?

• I believe that spirituality is the belief in a greater being, separate from humanity. To me, this being could take on many forms. I do not believe that spirituality must mean that there is even a God to worship. Spirituality could mean that a person simply believes that each person has a spirit, or an entity that is timeless and lives on beyond that person’s life on earth.  I consider myself a spiritual person, because I believe there is a higher power and a greater reason beyond evolution and natural selection that has lead to humans being on earth.

–        Does spirituality differ from religion?

• In my opinion, spirituality and religion are different. I believe that being religious is the adherence to a specific set of beliefs and values that a group of people shares. For example, Catholicism is a religion that has values and customs that differ from the Mormon religion, but all of these people are also spiritual. As stated previously, I think that spirituality is the mere belief in a higher power, or God. I would not consider myself religious because I do not adhere to a specific religion or practice the customs of a certain religion, although I would consider myself to be spiritual.

–       How do you define “creativity”?

• To me, creativity is the ability to think “outside the box” and to put these ideas into a unique form. For example, I think that musicians are creative because they are able to take their thoughts and feelings on various subjects and form them into unique melodies. I would also consider an inventor to be creative when they come up with a new idea that makes a task easier or faster. I would consider the CEO of a company to be creative when they inspire their employees to work hard because they love their jobs. I think that creativity comes in many forms and is a main factor in a society’s future success.

–       What is the source of creativity?

• I believe that the main sources of creativity are inspiration and knowledge. For a musician to come up with a new song, I believe that they must be inspired by a certain subject and feel that this subject is important enough to be given more thought. In addition, they must have knowledge about their subject, whether this knowledge is their own personal feelings or instead, the massive social implication that this certain subject has. An inventor must be inspired by his world to create something that changes that world and he must also have knowledge about what currently exists so that he or she can create something unique. A CEO must be knowledgeable about the current state and morale of his or her employees. With this knowledge, the CEO then must believe that this does or does not need to change in order to be inspired to take action and improve working conditions.