Originality

I believe originality comes from within. You then create something from that original thought or feeling. Being creative or "mashing up " someone else's work is creativity! That mash-up may be the first of it's kind, but not truly original. I do agree with Jerry that the term original sounds old or outdated. As I heard not too long ago from someone, is any idea truly original? As we have entered this electronic worldwide age, it seems as though we are always trying to reinvent the wheel. We are doing the same things (writing, editing, encyclopedias, movies, mail, etc.), just in a different medium. As newer technologies emerge, we reinvent how to do the same thing over again. Jackie