Creative?

"Oh no, no, I'm not creative at all..."

"Well, why not?"

"I... I don't know... I'm too busy to do all that..."

"You think maybe you need a holiday?"

"Wow, yeah, that'd be great!"

"Well, where would you go?"

"Somewhere nice and quiet, where I could sit by the beach in a deckchair, listening to the soothing sounds of the sea. Get up, go for an ice cream, tides go out, children building sandcastles... nice plate of fish and chips in the evening, a cup of tea by the fire before bed. Same as when I was young, really. Well, I didn't drink tea when I was young, I always thought of tea as an adult's drink..."

"You said you weren't creative..."

"I'm not..."

"Your little story made me want that holiday."

The old man smiled.