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BRIGHT MINDS
Ream Odetallah
Class of 2003, University of Jordan
MA English Language and Literature
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When the Wright Brothers invented the first airplanes, not only a sign of technology was advancing but the
intellectual minds were booming to the extent that one can never know what the mind can come up with.
However, to be innovative, you must free your soul from any limitations that may act as obstacles to your
creativity.
Innovation is not necessarily associated with technology, progression or fame, as a matter of fact, it is a step
that you take in order to highlight your character in many different ways. For example, a child can simply
innovate a character that helps him or her to accommodate with the environment he or she is in for a better
living standard, which is known as spiritual innovation. Another example is the physical innovation through
which a person builds up real relationships with people for the purpose of exercising the communicative and
interpersonal skills. The final example is the concrete innovation. Innovation involving creating devices such as
cars, tools and so on, designing items such as in construction, making up stories, being poetic and any other
literary creation.
Innovation is also a self-discovery journey where you get to seek your inner soul and true character because
one cannot invent anything, whether physical or not, unless this is triggered from the inside. Such skill
commences from the early years of a person’s short life, and it is necessary to acknowledge what you posses
and bring it into light to steer your character to the top of the mountain. Of course, little effort is required to
elevate yourself, and nothing is done without any hard work, dedication and challenges or risks. An example of
an innovator is Albert Einstein’s speed of time (E = mc2), who has claimed the time channel and zone, but was
accused of insanity and his reputation became on stake. However, he has become famous for decades now due
to his hard work and innovation, which is included in almost every school books, encyclopedias, websites and
talks in all around the world.
Shed light onto yourself and be innovative by listening to your egoism, which pushes you to the level of a
beautiful mind. Don’t consider innovation a s a ticket to Hollywood, but consider it a ticket to your self-
development.
Questions for discussion:
1. What kind of innovation the author is talking about?
2. How many examples of innovation has the author mentioned? List them.
3. Did this topic trigger something about you?
4. Why is innovation important?
5. Create your own proverb revolving this theme.