Looking Back at Small Ideas

Looking back
who created the paper clip?
who made
the first bread machine?
How did we store things
without folders
pentaflex holders
and file cabinets?
There was a time
before our time
when ten common things
of our day
did not exist
cars
watches
cell phones
skate boards
roller blades
calculators
computers
credit cards
radios
televisions
this list could be
hundreds more
if we only knew
what sparks
the human spirit
to discover more
to be more
to redefine life as it is
to life as it will be
imagine
not only looking back
but looking forward
what is your ten things?


Copyright 15 September 2007 david scott
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One of the major factors which differentiates creative people from lesser creative people is that creative people pay attention to their small ideas. Roger von Oech