Reviving Creativity

I was walking around taking photos just now, and I was getting night shots that few other people have taken. I walked a path that virtually nobody took, and was rewarded for it. Now that I've done it, it seems so obvious. However, something kept me from even trying in the first place. I think I may know what that is. We go through lives guided by rules. Some are written, some rather more tacit. It is the unwritten rules that seem to hold us back the most. Tonight I walked on a bridge, but the path is so unknown that even the exit at the other end was barely accessible. To be fair, its entrance is obscure, but the most important barrier is simply that it's a highway bridge and it just never occurs to people that it can be used for anything but driving on. Simply put, while the access is obscure, a mental rule was pretty much serving to keep anyone from even trying. I think this is one of the many steps one may take towards reviving creativity. The more rules one keeps sacred in one's world view, the harder it is to take steps off the beaten track. It is by far easier and more comfortable to stay within the common bounds, and never violate them. Sadly, that is also a rather stifling path for one to take through life. To those who wish to try it, break an unwritten rule today. It isn't illegal, but one may be quite surprised at what one may find out after breaking it.