Art Comes First: The Natural Language of Being Human
- Warren
- Apr 1
- 2 min read
Before children speak, they sing.
Before they write, they paint.
As soon as they stand, they dance.
These are not coincidences. They are reminders.
Art is not extra. It is not decoration. It is not something we grow into.
Art is the beginning.
Expression Comes Before Structure
Children do not wait to learn grammar before they express joy.
They hum. They babble. They mimic rhythm.
They pick up crayons long before they pick up pens.
They sway to music before they can form full steps.
This is not accidental. It is instinct.
Creativity is not something we add to education. It is the first form of communication.
Long before we are taught how to think, we feel.
Long before we are told how to speak, we express.
Art Is Our First Language
The need to create is wired into us.
We are born with the desire to connect, to communicate, to release what is inside.
Art is how the soul speaks when words have not yet arrived.
It is not just about talent. It is about truth.
The truth of being human. The truth of being alive.
This is why children create without shame.
They do not ask, “Is this good enough?”
They ask, “Can I show you what I made?”
What We Lose When We Forget
As we grow, we are taught rules.
We are told to color inside the lines.
We are asked to perform, to compete, to improve.
In the process, we often forget what we once knew.
That art is not about perfection.
It is about presence.
We forget that painting helped us process emotion.
That dancing gave us freedom.
That singing lifted our spirits.
We trade expression for approval.
We silence joy in the name of performance.
We Need Art More Than Ever
In a world that moves fast, art slows us down.
In a culture that demands answers, art invites questions.
In a time that often separates, art reconnects us.
It reminds us that before we learned to edit ourselves, we simply created.
Final Thought
Children do not wait for permission to express.
They sing. They paint. They dance.
This is how humans begin.
This is what makes us whole.
Art is not a subject.
It is a language.
A way to say what we feel.
A way to connect when words fall short.
A way to remember what we came into this world already knowing.
We were born to create.
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