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There is a wonderful story about a 6 year old girl. She was a pain in the neck usually. She was persistently distracted, chit-chatting to the other children, gazing out the window and generally causing trouble.
One day however, during a drawing class, she was completely engrossed. Her teacher, fascinated (and somewhat relieved), went to see what had captured her attention.
“What are you drawing?” the teacher enquired.
“God” the girl said plainly, without looking up.
Naturally the teacher was bemused. “But, I’m not sure anyone knows what God looks like”
Without hesitation, the girl replied “Well they will in a minute.”
Ken Robinson was a fascinating force in the world. His Ted talk about schools killing creativity was on of the first Ted talks ever released on YouTube. This is an adaptation of a story in his book The Element which talks extensively about the benefits of finding the place where your passion and creativity combine.
For him, the story demonstrated the immutable confidence that children have in their creative potential, something that is beaten out of us grown ups by ever narrower standardised testing and calcified corporate culture.
The key to unlocking a better world, according to Ken Robinson, is for all of us to embrace this intersection between passion and creativity.
The full video can be found here: Do schools kill creativity? | Sir Ken Robinson
The Element: How Finding Your Passion Changes Everything has some great stories written with characteristic wit and is available here: https://www.amazon.co.uk/Element-Finding-Passion-Changes-Everything/dp/0141045256
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