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Imagination Builds Knowledge
Creatives use imagination to expand the knowledge of the world.
I have not been to Disney World and Epcot Center in over 30 years. But the two times I want prior to that, I loved the Journey into Imagination ride.
At its heart what a lovable purple dragon named Figment (as in a figment of your imagination). I adored this ride and have not experienced it since it was revamped twice.
But the notion tapped into something I’ve held all my life. Imagination is the spark that changes the world.
Children have this incredible ability to visualize worlds beyond the conception of most adults. When I was a kid, the windows looking out into our front yard were at just the right height where I could sit with the mid-chest. And that became the starship I was flying.
The swings in my backyard were my starfighters. I ran around, fought off, and allied with various aliens that existed only in my mind.
When I was older, I acquired a large number of Star Wars action figures, playsets, and vehicles. Beyond the original trilogy (because it was during my childhood that the original Star Wars movies came out) I took Luke, Leia, Han, Chewie, and the droids on all kinds of adventures.
