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 Gamma: It can be said now that creativity in arts is of the same nature as creativity in human communication.

Delta: I cannot believe it. It was so fuzzy in the beginning!

Alpha: Aha. I would say it has been.

Delta: Actually, we saw that the same creativity found in invention is also found in the arts, like with jets. That example Gamma gave us was very helpful.

Gamma: I see no difference with investigation either, by the way.

Delta: Yeah, it is all the same.

Beta: So, creativity is all the same wherever we come across it—in arts, technology, investigation, pure human communication. . . everywhere! The only things which change are the subject and the role of the outcome.

Teacher: So is creativity always the arrangement of known things in a new form?

Kappa: I also cannot believe how clear it is now!

Alpha: OK, you guys have come to the conclusion that copying is even more creative than producing the original work. Isn’t that weird?

Kappa: Hmm. It sounds really weird.

Delta: Why don’t we think this over?

Gamma: Alpha, what do you think?

Teacher: Gamma, what about you?

Alpha: This new form. . . you all are talking about,. . . it doesn’t exist when it is first created, but it does when it is grasped by someone else, not the creator.

Delta: It is obvious, but what does “is grasped” mean? We saw it as a creative action too.

Alpha: As creative as the original creation itself?

Beta: I don’t see how we can measure this.

Kappa: My dad says it sometimes takes centuries for humankind to understand new ideas, inventions, or art that some individuals came up with. Understanding is creative!

Delta: And understanding among people in everyday life is the same. It was your example, Kappa, right?