Life, Art, Imitation, Inspiration

Last year Getty Museum issued a challenge to recreate a masterpiece using three items from your home. Some entries took the challenge literally. Others took inspiration. Bored Panda shared winners here

In life too often we settle for imitation. It may be the sincerest form of flattery according to Oscar Wilde. But it stifles creativity, is the lazy option, is risk free and leads to a life less lived.

A documentary on the mating practices of birds reinforces the need for daring to be different. The female chooses the male whose song, display, dance or nest building is clearly above and beyond those of his peers. In him she perceives the intelligence, strength and determination that will produce viable healthy offspring. In other words, daring can lead to success.

To 'exist' means to live especially under adverse conditions and stems from 'to step forth, to stand out'.

This week ….
Why fit in when you were born to step out? Dr. Seuss
Because
Tis better to live your own life imperfectly than to imitate someone else's perfectly. Elizabeth Gilbert
It isn't easy but
It is better to fail in originality than to succeed in imitation. Herman Melville
After all
(You) I don’t have to fit in. Our uniqueness isn’t a scar, but a beauty mark. What makes us different is also what makes us wildly, boldly, and marvellously who we were born to be. Alicia Keys
Because
the path less travelled always makes for a more interesting journey. Bear Grylls
So dare to be different.
Dare to be you.
Dare to be the voice not the echo. Anon
For
The moment you are unafraid of the crowd you are no longer a sheep, you become a lion and a great roar arises in your heart, the roar of freedom. Rajneesh.