soliek, very nice piece, but I’m not sure I agree with everything said. I do agree that structure, guidelines and rules help shape us, and are great to have when meeting specific goals and clinging to specific ideals are most important. But I think that improvisation and creativity are NOT best accessed when bound to structure and rules, but rather when one is free to explore anything beyond structure and rules. I think that is the difference between something “mainstream” and something unique.
What do you think?