Just an idle thought on the act of creation…

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“So where’re ya going?”

“I have to change a lightbulb in the kitchen.”

“Oh…”

“Whaddya mean, oh…. Something wrong with my changing a lightbulb?”

“Well, no, but…”

“But what?”

“Well, see… are you sure you’re properly trained to change a lightbulb? I mean, do you think you really can? And if so, will it be in the true spirit of lightbulb changing?”

“…. What in God’s name are you talking about?”

“It’s not enough to just take a lightbulb out of a box andf change it. Where’s the fun in that? Where’s the artistry? Anyone can just take a bulb from the cabinet and slap it into a socket.”

“… Isnt that the idea in the first place?”

“God, no! You dont get it, I see. Look, if you’re really going to change the lightbulb, shouldnt you do something that’s distinctly you? Like… make your own lightbulb? Then it’s yours, and no one else’s, and you wont see a thousand rooms with the same lightbulb as yours. Whereas if you make your own lightbulb, then it’ll be distinctly yours, and you can be proud of the accomplishment!”

“… I’m going to regret asking this, but who cares? As long it makes light, does it matter?”

“Ah, but see, that raises another issue! What is light? Is my sense of light the same as your sense of light? I think not! Especially since light is indeed behedl by the eye of the beholder!”

“… Did you take your meds this morning?”

“But light that is distinctly yours, that’s real light! Not light from some Glass From Supplier A and Filament from Supplier B that anyone can buy!”

“What?”

“People who do that aren’t making real Light, and it’s about time someone pointed out to them just how wrong it is to loudly proclaim their pretense of light as Real Light!”

“This whole conversation is getting a tad unreal, so if you’ll excuse me, I have light to make.”

“Fine! Use your store-bought lightbulb! See if I care! But it wont be REAL LIGHT!”