Nothing Original by Alan Cupp
In the Book of Ecclesiastes, King Solomon wrote, “there is nothing new under the sun.” He was right. A person’s first response to such a statement might be to challenge it. After all, that was thousands of years ago. How can anyone say there’s nothing new? Look at the age we live in, with all the advances in technology and medicine. That’s all true. Our way of living, the way we communicate, travel, entertain, work, has all progressed through the centuries. However, human nature really hasn’t changed at all. The things that motivated and inspired us in the early days of civilization are the same things that drive us now. We still have the need to survive and be secure. We all want to be loved and accepted. The same human emotions that dictate our actions remain unchanged, whether it’s love, hate, greed, revenge, fear, or anger, just to name a few. As a writer this is the challenge of coming up with a story that seems original. The reality is that nothing is truly original. I...