RETHINKING WHO WE ARE, WHY WE EXIST

CREATIVE SELFHOOD

Who We Are, Why We Exist

Here’s a selection of provocative

insights, intriguing perspectives,

and practical wisdom brought

together to expand ongoing public

and global conversations about:

What it really means to be

human.

What a person’s life is truly

about.

What gives it meaning and


“Count that day lost whose low descending sun

Views from thy hand no worthy action done.”

(Anonymous)

“Let each become all that

he was created capable of being:

expand, if possible, to his full growth;

and show himself at length

in his own shape and stature.”

-Thomas Carlyle



“There is no one who can take our place. Each of us weaves a strand in the web of creation. What we have to contribute is both unique and irreplaceable. The entire world depends on

our individual choices.”-Duane Elgine


“There is increasing scientific evidence that a man’s physical and psychological health are

profoundly affected by the degree to which he has found

meaning, direction, and purpose in his existence.”

-Sidney M. Jourard


“Nothing useless is, or low;Each thing in its place is best;And what seems but idle showStrengthens and supports the

rest.”-Henry Wadsworth Longfellow


“Each unit of nature has its special work to do and each performs its

function to perfection in accordance with the laws of the universe. So also

human beings, each has a distinct contribution to make.

Be what you were intended to be. Give what you OUGHT to give.”

-Douglas Malloch

“It is the greatest

mistake to do

nothing because

you can only do

little –

Do what you can”-Sydney Smith



“Live for something, have a purpose

And that purpose keep in view;Drifting like a helmless vessel,

Thou cans’t ne’er to life be true.”

-Robert Whitaker

WHY CREATIVE SELFHOOD?

Probably, the Most Effective Antidote to:

Depression

Meaninglessness

Hopelessness

Despair

Who We Are ,Why We Exist



“Ever more people today [who] have

the means to live, but not the meaning

to live for.”


“The Forgotten Four-Fifths” who have

neither the means to live, nor the

meaning to live for.



“Honored and well educated but

without ever having experienced what it

really means to be human.”




“The emptiness of having all you

ever wanted, but knowing that

it is not enough

– that something is still missing.”

Why Creative Selfhood Matters

“Hundreds of young people who have

so much to live for [but decide to] take

their own lives every year.”



“Most of us [who] go to our graves

with our music still inside

[unplayed, unheard].”


CALL TO ACTION


Every human life has its

What is your own?

RETHINKING WHO WE ARE, WHY WE EXIST

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