“whether a carpenter makes a table, or a goldsmith a piece of jewelry, whether the peasant grows his corn or the painter paints a picture, in all types of creative work the worker and his object become one, man unites himself with the world in the process of creation.” As he said, in a world where we are pushed to “regard our personal qualities and the result of our efforts as commodities that can be sold for money, prestige, and power,” engaging in a creative endeavor allows us to find value in the act itself.157
