There are no original people

[Salvijus]

If your actions originate from the origin of life, then you're original. 

[UnbornTao]

Just now, Salvijus said:

If your actions originate from the origin of life, then you're original. 

How does that look in practice? After all, what others see are appearances - the way you, or things, show up in life.

We might say that someone like Da Vinci was original. But what are we actually talking about?

Perhaps I'm conflating things like uniqueness, inventiveness, or creativity - things that should be distinguished from this.

[Salvijus]

2 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

How does that look in practice?

You can be an expression of Tao or an expression of ego. When you're in Tao, then you're original.

[CARDOZZO]

40 minutes ago, UnbornTao said:

We might say that someone like Da Vinci was original. But what are we actually talking about?

He was a insight actualizer. 

The invention of science, engineering, technology, religion and language. This is pure originality. 

I think that originality is deeply connected to insight, possibility and recontextualization.

Edited 2 hours ago by CARDOZZO

[CARDOZZO]

Originality is the act of actualizing novel insights.

[UnbornTao]

2 hours ago, Salvijus said:

You can be an expression of Tao or an expression of ego. When you're in Tao, then you're original.

This can be both true and, at the same time, exceptionally vague. For instance, how does originality come about?