“The one and only basis of the moral life must be spontaneity, that is, the immediate, the unreflective.”
Jean-Paul Sartre
How spontaneous are you? I believe that we are all born as spontaneous beings, yet, I wonder why many tend to lose their sense of spontaneity. D. H. Lawrence wants each individual to act spontaneously from the forever incalculable prompting of the creative wellhead within us. The philosopher Bertrand Russell, was of the opinion that the greatest of all sources of personal happiness comes from liking many people spontaneously, without any effort. Even Lao-Tzu said that life itself is one series of natural and spontaneous changes. Why should we then suppress or turn our backs on spontaneity? Do we think that maybe we have outgrown spontaneity, in the same manner, that we outgrow our sense of awe and admiration? Do we think we would be perceived as being childish, or even childlike if we act in a spontaneous manner? If so, what is wrong with that? I am just wondering, and as I said so many times before, that is where philosophy starts – in incredulity, in wondering, in questioning things that is that ought to be something else. Viola Spolin said that through spontaneity we are re-formed into ourselves. It frees us from handed-down frames of reference, memory choked with old facts and information and undigested theories and techniques of other people’s findings. Spontaneity is the moment of personal freedom when we are faced with reality, see it, explore it and act accordingly. In this reality, the bits and pieces of ourselves function as an organic whole. It is the time of discovery, of experiencing, of creative expression. Be spontaneous whenever and wherever you can be.
Come on, be spontaneous,
do not imprison your muse.
I am asking you this
Now it’s up to you to choose.
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