In that vial I held the only sample of a wholly new molecule. A molecule which, up until a day or so earlier, had not existed anywhere in our universe (or quite probably didn’t!). This molecule was one that I had made from simple starting materials. I had the analytical data to prove I had indeed made what I had set to—I created something new!
As a child I had favored science and mathematics over art. I hadn’t believed that I was creative. And yet, in that moment, I discovered that even scientists can be creative. It may not have the obvious aesthetic appeal of artistic works, but there is something quite beautiful in the art of chemical synthesis.
Since I am a scientist and a spiritual director, people are often curious about how I hold the two together. I have many different answers, but this moment is one of my favorites. I discovered my creativity as a human being in a chemistry laboratory—if that isn’t an example of finding God in all things, I am not quite sure what is!
Every human being is creative – whether that is stifled or encouraged depends on early upbringing, environment, experiences – but still, to the end of our lives, somewhere inside us is that creative spark.
The art is to find that creativity in all the places our lives touch – and in some of the more unusual places, it gives us pause to think. Especially in a lab, scientific or technical, we should be moved to a kind of reverence – at least I am – we are in our poor way imitating our Creator – are we not?
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