Natural Art of Being Human

Birds sing. Bees build hives. But what do humans do naturally? We were all born creators, and it comes as naturally to us as breathing. So when did we start believing we needed validation to create?

I came across this phrase recently while reading something - "birds sing and bees build hives." And it struck me, what do we humans do naturally?

What do humans do as soon as our basic needs are met? We create. We are born creators, all of us. As if creation comes to us as naturally as breathing. So how did we turn our natural urges into competitions? When did we start believing we need to be experts to express ourselves?

It is tragic that activities like writing, singing, dancing, painting, or any art form, even just thinking for that matter, have been turned into skills instead of being seen as our natural behaviors. Now the whole point seems to be getting good at them, rather than recognizing them as things humans naturally do.

When we were kids, we drew without worrying whether our scribbles were good enough. Or sometimes we hum while cooking or doing dishes, and dance a bit when nobody's watching. When and why did we become so mechanical?

Sometimes when I just write, my first thought is "I don't know how to do this perfectly" or "this might not be good enough." But I forget that validation or permission isn't the point of creating, or doing it — it is simply that I can do it and want to do it.

Is it just me? Or is it a common thought process we've all developed, that creating is about showcasing or getting validated? Why are we judging our creations but not simply celebrating the act of creating itself? Because every time we create, we are expressing our humanity in its purest form. Why are we making this so unnatural? Just why?