Another complication is that any line we might try to draw between
creative work and uncreative, ordinary work soon begins to look arbitrary
and unfair. There are many who would argue that the work done at an
advertising firm is less creative than the work of a poet, but is this correct? Is it fair to say that an artist is more creative than a car designer or
a teacher? The translator of a book is as creative as its author; translators
too have the right to exercise creativity in their work and to be accepted
for this aspect of their humanity. Creative labour allows us to express
our individuality and singularity, and the right to follow this very human
urge is as fundamental as the right to freedom of expression and the acceptance of our differences. My moral perspective tells me that all kinds
of labour, all types of work, should be creative, or should be intended as
such.