What is the knowledge when creativity is not there? -- Book of Philosophies 12:208

I think what is above is too true for our Asian society. We treasure knowledge, too much, until so much so that creativity is put aside?

Why in the world would I need creativity when a good knowledge promises me a good future? you may say. For starters, creative minds have shaped today's world so effectively. Who was it behind the concept of money? The one who designs products so that it will be easier to use? More impotantly, who was the one to create writing systems? All these are creative minds at work.

Speaking of which, what do you think is the most important invention ever created by man? Is it a computer, a book, a house, or i don't know, your gaming consoles you probably own?

In my opinion, writing systems are the most important. Really. Imagine if the written language was never invented, you would not have the computer, the book, or the gaming consoles in the first place. As the most basic necessity needed for learning, it is essential that every human being on this planet have this skill. Only then, the world can prosper and progress into the future.

Sadly, literacy rates are still low in some countries.

To veer a little off topic, for those of you who don't believe in the existence of the Antarctican dollar, here are some pictures

http://www.banknotes.com/aq10.htm

http://www.banknotes.com/AQ6.JPG

Now who says they don't exist?

I just got a nice photo of Amundsen-Scott, the most southerly settlement on Earth (only a few metres away from the South Pole). Here it is.