A man walks to the street corner. He presses the button for the light to cross. He feels a slight breeze on his face and looks up. Out of nowhere, a huge claw is coming forcefully through the air towards his head. Before he knows it, the man is flying through the air, looking down at the upturned faces of the people in the street. He looks up. He is in the clutches of a reptile- like winged creature. Before he can panic, the man feels himself being lowered. The people's faces are getting closer. He is gently placed on the sidewalk, directly opposite of his place of origin. The reptile looses its grip and flies gracefully away behind a building.
A man walks to the street corner. He presses the button for the light to cross. The light turns and he walks across the street.
Which story do you believe. Which story do you WANT to believe?
There is something innate within us all. Some childlike desire to believe in the impossible; a longing to touch fairies and fight dragons. What if that was put inside of us on purpose? I've heard it said that Adam and Eve were not real. That it's a parable made up by God and that the whole Garden of Eden thing was just a story. Maybe. But maybe not... Maybe the first step to living a completely balanced and normal life is taking the first step of belief.
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I like your point that imagination can lead to a fuller life. Recently, a good camera has forced me to actively recognize and look for beauty. I've had the State Capital building outside my window for a year but only recently appreciated how beautiful it can be when the sun is going down.
I guess it goes without saying that you see more when you look for more, which seems to me a watered-down version of what you're driving at. Whether it's a search for existing beauty, a vivid imagination, or a sincere belief in non-empirical truths -- you won't get far with your eyes on your shoes and your mind confined to routine.
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