Essential Humanities

Why is there a need to rediscover the essentials of human creativity? For one candid reason, we humans are unlike other species. We find pleasure in artistic expressions, historical experiences, literary and philosophical musings, and religious communities. Each of these human endeavors has impacted the shape of not only the individual psyche but of entire nations spanning back millennia since the emergence of the Homo sapiens species. Over these millennia, humanity cultivated and interlaced countless beliefs into its very essence to yield our contemporary society. Every form of expression from painting to the theater, music to literature, and dance to technology is a surviving imprint exposing humanity’s continual struggle to remain individual while trying to unify. Studying the humanities helps us appreciate differences, move outside our insular world, and gather a broader perspective on how to carry on with our coalescence.