Of Knowledge and Creativity Page 3   feathers and jump off a cliff where it was really windy so she would be lifted by the wind and she could fly high to the clouds. But when she told this idea to Knowledge, demonstrating with her arms what it would be like to surf on air, he laughed out loud, exposing all his sharp teeth, and made fun of her in a very mean way. Then he told her that there is this force called gravity and everything, even birds in the sky, have to obey it, even a silly girl like her. Creativity was very hurt and very sad to learn about this mean force called gravity. She cried for days and days, and decided never to talk to Knowledge ever again. But then she also knew that Knowledge is the one that makes all the money for them to have a house, buy food, and go to interesting places and countries. Knowledge was the one that did well on standardized exams and impressed employers at interviews. He worked hard and ambitiously, quickly learning the rules to new situations and places. She knew she was useless without him, and that even though he hurt her, she would have to continue to be his wife and friend. But when things are good they are great. For example, sometimes, Knowledge and Creativity decide to make dinner together. Knowledge has thousands of recipes memorized and he almost always decides what the menu will be. He scratches his forehead for a few minutes while he takes into consideration all relevant information: the available kitchen supplies and general cooking facilities, the types of produce that are freshly available in their region, the season and the weather (in order to perfectly customize the meal to their needs). Then they cook together. And when the food is on the stove and Knowledge opens the refrigerator so that his back is to the stove, Creativity adds some exotic spices to the simmering sauce, or sometimes even a wild new ingredient to the boiling stew, just based on a hunch. They have dinner together with a lot of red wine (Knowledge always tells her which vineyard it came from and what year it