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My Princess Name
I'm gonna write about this because I feel like it. I really love the imagination that children have. And I try really hard to never forget the silly stuff I did as a kid because it was flippin awesome. A lot of times people tell a five-year-old they can't be a dinosaur, or something like that. That really bothers me. What, besides the laws of nature, is stopping that child from being a dinosaur? And what, compared to imagination, are the laws of nature? We should all pretend to be dinosaurs sometime. I had a princess name as a child. And an imaginary prince. And my basement was a castle. I loved the Disney princesses, and I still do. They are some of my favorite people. My princess name was all the princess names together in a specific order. I would recite it to everyone I met, no matter who they were. I also love the fearlessness that children have. They can be friends with anybody and it doesn't matter what they've done or who they are. I think that's the core of love. It may be blind, but most people are led astray by their eyes anyway. Kids are awesome. My brother loves just playing by himself. Usually, he gets pretty loud and annoying, but I try my hardest to stop myself from getting angry or yelling because I don't want to hinder anyone's imagination. Ever. I think that should be illegal. I guess you could say Hitler had an imagination too, and someone should have hindered his. (yes this is an extreme example) But I don't think there was anything wrong with Hitler's head, it was the way he used his imagination that made it wrong. And I imagine he was influenced by something in his life that made him hate other people without reason. So imagination itself is never wrong or harmful. And I can't seem to find it embodied in many adults, because it's silly or a waste of time, so I look at children, and I envy them for their trust and creativity. And I try to think like a little kid. A lot.
1 comment:
That is awesome, Katie. I love getting to read your thoughts.
There is a really good sermon by N.T. Wright on iTunes called "Christian Imagination" or something along those lines. I have it on my computer if you want to hear it. It has been my mantra lately as I try to develop and use my imagination.
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