Oct 10, 2023

A Deep Reflection on Equivalences and the Art of Creating

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At OK Perfumes, we have always championed the importance of creativity and the value of building on the knowledge and art of those who came before us. However, sometimes we encounter perspectives that challenge us and enrich our understanding of these core values. Today, we want to share with you a letter we received from Ricardo, a passionate client and thinker, who has masterfully articulated what it means to be inspired and create in an interconnected world. His reflection delves into the nature of creation, inspiration and how these elements are intertwined with ethical and moral values. Every word resonates with what we stand for and believe.

We encourage you to spend a few minutes reading it; We are sure that it will make you reflect and appreciate even more the intricate art of inspiration.

" Sir Isaac Newton once wrote that he had been able to see further than others because he had stood on the shoulders of giants .

He was referring, logically, to the fact that without the work and knowledge of the previous astronomers and savants, on whose shoulders of knowledge he had risen, he would never have become what he was , and still is: one of the greatest physicists and astronomers of all the times .

And this also applies to the rest of human knowledge and doing .

What writer could have created his work without having read and therefore been inspired by hundreds of others?

What musician would have composed a symphony without having heard and known those of other musicians, who in turn had done the same, and so on?

And who would have created a perfume if he had not previously smelled others, creations of perfumers without whose knowledge he would not have been able to materialize his work?

Where are the sources of the sources?

You could tell me that it is not the same thing that more or less consciously, or unconsciously, you receive inspiration from the ideas of other creators, and a new and different one is created, than that it is directly copied without further ado.

And I say, well, it depends. If I intend to supplant said work by passing mine off as yours, subtracting its fruits, that is how it is.

But if I simply, and without giving rise to any deception, make a very similar, if not identical, creation in order to reach an audience that the previous work would never have reached, and I also benefit from it, then no one will be able to say that deception.

I benefit from their work just as they benefited from the work of others (they stood on their shoulders), less directly than I do, but in the end, the process and the result is the same, just with a different execution .

Adam Smith, the so-called father of capitalism, already said it : “ egoism produces social virtues .” He said this because he saw that thanks to the butcher in his town, who wanted to profit from it, he and his countrymen could buy and eat meat.

Because of this selfishness, and thanks to it, many of us can buy perfumes that would hardly be within our reach, try them if we want to guarantee that we will like the original if we buy it, or have a collection and variety of fragrances without our pocketbooks suffering unspeakably.

And we also contribute to disseminating the name of unknown perfumes and brands to the general public, who will very possibly one day buy one of them.

It cannot be thought that the majority of the buyer of inspirations does so to replace the original, I am convinced that mainly (there are others too, it is not the only one) it is economic reasons that drive them to do so .

Thus, I believe I have given sufficient reasons for the purchase of inspirations without any type of ethical or moral regret, and now it remains for the inspired to earn the customer's favor with his good work.

Just point out almost lastly that when purchasing a perfume of this type you must first of all consider whether it is a good fragrance or not, the resemblance to another is secondary, because in any case we will be taking a work of great quality at an excellent price. price .

Nothing else. Well, one more thing, if one day someone wants to complicate your existence, here is a plea to present . And if things get worse, let me know that I will bring you tobacco, a very precious commodity in certain places even though one is not, nor should one, be a consumer of it.

Greetings."