The Power of Imagination

Imagination is a word which is often misunderstood as something related to utopia. You may often hear people making expressions like "Don't live in the world of imagination", "This is just your imagination, which has nothing to do with the reality" etc etc. In all such expressions, the term 'Imagination' connotes a negative implication or something not desirable.

But, the truth is far different. The fact is that it is often imagination which is the base for acquiring knowledge about something. Hundreds of inventions and discoveries have been possible because of imagination. Since time immemorial, imagination has made human beings curious about the various phenomena around them and consequently they have been trying to know their 'Why' and 'How'.

Whether it is Newton's "Laws of Gravitation" or  Einstein's "Theory of Relativity"or Wright Brothers' Aerodynamics or James Watt's Steam engine or Archimedes' Principle - they all were conceptualised through imagination. Imagination made humans do experiments and experiments led to new learnings. Of course, there have been trials and errors. So, it can be undoubtedly said that evolution of knowledge has its roots in human imagination. Knowledge is, no doubt, power but this power is often activated by imagination. Sometimes, imagination of young children, who may not be very knowledgeable, produces amazing results, which are really hard to believe. Most of the creative work is the outcome of someone's imagination. "The better the imagination, the more effective the acting" is the mantra for those in the film industry. Imagination often helps development of Life Skills like Creativity, Critical thinking, Empathy etc. It also leads to the need for planning. Dubai in the UAE  is a dreamland on the earth today because of the imagination and planning of Sheikh Rashid bin Saeed Al Maktoum. All in all, the developmet of the entire world owes a lot to the imagination of human beings.

Don't you now think that imagination plays a great role in our life ?  Will you accept the 'Power of Imagination' now, won't you ?😊

Manoj

Posted by : Manoj Verma 9:38 PM

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