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I was taught to understand the power of the imagination. When I was young, I practiced imagining that I was a bird flying through the sky. I guess it’s easy to imagine that you are a bird because if you aren’t, then you might as well be one. Playing the part of the bird is easy enough because birds are beautiful and have interesting flight patterns, so playing the role of a bird doesn’t take much imagination.
After years of playing the part of being a bird, though, it is clear that imagination is not just an exercise in flight. It is powerful enough to create worlds. It can create universes where people live happily without war or poverty.
It can create worlds where no one fears disease or their own mortality. It can create worlds that allow people to explore without being afraid of being eaten alive by a fish or falling into a black hole. Imagination gives us the freedom to explore any world we want, and for this reason, imagination defines us as human beings.
Source: The Sexy Part Of The Bible
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