I think a question has

I think a question has been implicit in my thoughts recently, lurking behind the scenes. The question being, if every man is derivative and incapable of uttering a new word then from what are we derived? I wonder if the answer might be hiding somewhere in the notion of god. I’m uncomfortable with that idea as it seems to rob me of my uniqueness. I feel like I should be Salieri exclaiming my mediocrity to the world.