The Box

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They say, "think outside of the box". Which essentially means be original; go to a place where no one has gone before. Think of something that has never been thought of. Think outside of the box.

So how does one go about thinking outside of the box when all they know is considered inside the box? When every thing, every idea, and every one is unoriginal and old news because it's been seen, it's been done and already in existence. How does one truly step outside of the box and fathom an idea so unique and yet still relatable? It's an impossibility if you ask me, because creation comes from inspiration and all that inspires is still inside the box. Everything is a copy of a copy of a copy that progressively becomes a misrepresentation of the original. As human beings we are an eclectic mix of the people we aspire to be. No idea is unique, it is simply just a thought heard and twisted to be called our own. So how does one truly think outside the box? They don't.

And say if one does manage to think outside of the box and then steps back into the box to share with others, doesn't it then just become unoriginal? It enters the world or awareness. People familiarize themselves with this unique idea to the point of where it doesn't move them anymore. When an original thought enters the minds of everyday people it becomes trapped in the world of mundaneness. What was once outside of the box is now inside the box and loses its credibility. It loses it's shine; it is consumed by the average and made to be forgotten. It is forever in side of the box scratching at the cardboard walls wishing to see the light of originality once more.

And what a shame it is to bring outside-of-the-box thoughts to the inside. Because you probably thought this was original the first time you read it. But by the second read through, it will just be old news to you. It will just be another inside-of-the-box thought.

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Thanks for reading,

skylerb