It may be true that the need to create is universal, but if so then it must also be acknowledged that there are many other voices that also have that same need. In an ideal world, all get to play unfettered. In the real world, this is not the case. Since we are not individual actors in a void, we don't always get to do what we want to do nor can we expect others to even agree with what we want to do. Understanding how fundamental a need creation is, though, implies that a healthy respect which allows room for all to create is imperative.
We are all the richer for it anyways. No act of creation is sui generis, but is instead inevitably influenced by others -- your family, your city, your nation, your generation, and your culture. The richer those circles are, the more valuable our acts of creation will be. Further, the influence is not just one way. Our acts of creation in turn have an influence as they become part of a greater discourse. They become one of the voices that comprise the story of a family, a city, a nation, a generation, or a culture.
I think this idea of being part of a story is a big part of the point of living. It remains moral, I think, to step back and remember that we have no more right to create than any other, but at the same time these are the circles we live in -- our families, cities, nations, generations and cultures -- and to which we want to contribute. Further, each circle builds upon the other. As we consider the impact of our contributions within larger and larger circles, we come to realize that our voice becomes mixed in with more and more voices, and the stories in each circle become richer and more diverse. This is what I mean by the multitude of creation.
One of the joys for architects is that they make things that become part of the story at each of these levels. Homes and businesses impact families, hospitals and schools impact cities, museums and churches impact generations and cultures. Architects also believe that design influences its users in countless unforeseen ways, so that the impact of architecture ripples through into many other stories beyond the architecture itself. The thing with architecture is that not only does it impact all these circles, but it embodies the values of all these circles in visible, concrete, and long lasting ways. Since architecture encapsulates our values to such an extent, it is worth considering greatly.