Everyday Canvas

Imagination and The Writing on the Wall

For "Blog City ~ Every Blogger's Paradise" 
"Imagination is not something we merely do in our spare moments, an idle act but the very faculty that makes us who we are. Think about people that deny the existence of dragons are often eaten by dragons. From Within."`~ David Naimon
Discuss this quote.

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I am not sure I agree with this quote 100%; although, I may be misinterpreting it.

To me reality is more important if we are wise enough to see it. As far as dragons go, that may be paranoia. If the dragon is a reality, its existence cannot be denied, can it?

On the other hand, imagination should not be taken as being an unreality, as it only points to a distant possibility that hasn't taken form, yet. Still, the result of taking imagination as reality would fill up millions more asylums than that are already in existence.

On the plus side, if imagination has the power that may allow us to deal with harsh realities, such as trauma or abuse, then it has a place in our lives. It also has a place in all arts. Without imagination, most genres of literature wouldn’t exist, as imagination opens up the thinking to new experiences and fantasies and calms down our worries.

Imagination has an unquestionable role in teaching and entertainment. If it didn’t, there would be neither inventions that benefit us nor fiction, poetry, or stage arts. Through such media, we see our hidden sides, feelings, and emotions acted out to be observed and hopefully accepted. Imagination can be very useful that way, in digging out the ideas, feelings, and emotions buried within our deeper selves.

For: "Space Blog Group" 
From Steve adding writing to ntbk. ’s "Invalid Item" 
He said "Give me a wall and I'll write on it."
What would you write on a blank wall?

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This made me grin as I pictured myself writing on a wall and getting arrested for defacing and adding graffiti to a purported to be a pristine city. It also reminded me of my kids--when they were little--, crayons, and the walls in our house.

Taking the prompt seriously, though, what would I write on a wall? Let me see:

“World peace!”
“Clean after yourselves in every way possible.”
“Be kind to others; that is all living and non-living things.”
“Laugh a lot! Don’t ever be like the drama queens and kings! They are annoying to no end.”
“Take time each day to evaluate yourself. Seeing the wrong in yourself may prevent the resurfacing of that wrong.”

Although I said “you” in most of those items, which I wrote on my imaginary wall, they mostly point to me, except that of the drama queens, which I hope I am not one. There exists a lot more that I could tell myself, but right now, I needed moments to write, not centuries.

It is a good thing, at least, that I wrote these; after all, who needs to feel like Belshazzar after his feast! I doubt there will ever be a Daniel around to point to me my downfall with a prediction of a calamity.