Filipinos are Creative People

We Filipinos are known for our positive outlook in life despite the many obstacles we encounter. One reason for this attitude is that we possess talents that help us face our own problems confidently. We are able to improvise and utilize scarps and discarded materials in order to come up with innovative devices or inventions. But the most responsible for this optimism is our creativity. Creativity refers to the ability to see things in new and unusual ways, and therefore the individual allows coming up with ideas that no one lese sees. The key is to transform creative potentials into productivity which results to discoveries, initiatives and other unique and novel products.

It is known to many that everyone is capable of creativity, because a creative mind is able to visualize the dreams and ideals of a life better than which presently exists. Of course, the road to success is full of failures and disappointments but creative minds do not hesitate. Their minds speak and will their fellowmen with an attitude of willingness and respect. A creative mind is also imaginative it discovers many things. It uses the knowledge to dreams ideas that are not only novel but are workable as well. It takes risks and invests in transforming thoughts into reality: It creates tools, equipments and other products that provide mankind a better quality of life.

Still, to be truly creative, one needs to be focused on specific personal and national goals. Without these, there would be no reason for one to put one’s creative ability to work. In other words we need the kind of motivation that would push us to do what we should do.

We are truly a creative people. This is evident in the many fields of endeavor that we venture into, resulting in productivity and innovation. As concerned citizens, we should unleash and enhance the creative spirit of the Filipino. We should use it as a tool for national recovery. Let us therefore utilize this resource so we can help ourselves and our nation is solving economic problems.