The apostles of Jesus were listening and conversing with him at the farewell discourse of Jesus (John 14-17). He told them a lot of things which made sense to them, they were happy to hear those gracious words, like, a lesson on love –love one another as I have loved you – some of them, even asked further questions and learn more theories of it; I will not leave you orphans, I will go and send you another helper; I will go, I will take you also to the place where I am going, etc. And as he was talking, he also also told them, “After a little while you will not see me…” (John 16: 16-20). Now they wake up, and ask one another, what is he saying? What does he mean by ‘a little while’? Is everything going to change? We fancy every word of the gospel and scriptures. We fancy faith, we fancy religion, we fancy love, mercy, reconciliation, inclusivity, etc. But not now –we don't want to do it now. All want to die and go to heaven, for we fancy heaven so much –but not now. We constantly
Do you like art? Then, in all probability, you are creative. If you are creative you would love art; not only liking it, you cannot live without it. Creativity and openness are almost synonymous. Among the categories of people, Artists are ‘open people’: they are open to experience; they are people who are fundamentally interested in ideas. If you were speaking to an open person, he/she would move the conversation to discussion of ideas. There are only a few people who are artists and are not interested in ideas. Open people are liberal and are interested in aesthetics. There are lots of people who are blind to beauty; and this factor distinguishes liberals from conservatives. Liberal people tend to be high in openness, but they are not high on conscientiousness (dutiful, orderly and industrious). One is less likely to be creative if you are too industrious or orderly. There are less chances that a creative person monetises his creativity, he even might look like a loser. Creative peo