Unleashing Imagination & Creativity
Very interesting words by Ilchi Lee on the topic of adults who complain that kids don’t use their imagination as they used to. Their days are packed with preplanned activities school, sports, tutoring, etc. and every spare moment is filled in with DVDs, children cable television programming, and video games. Little time is left to explore the world and create adventures for themselves.
Why should they bother accessing their imagination when our media culture provides computer-animated dinosaurs, battling spaceships, and instantaneous travel to every part of the globe? When these things disappear, the inevitable cry of “I’m bored!” follows.
A bored child is a child who has not learned to draw on the vast creative resources that lie within the brain. A child’s mind, once awakened to its own imagination, can produce images and ideas that easily rival those of the Walt Disney and Steven Spielberg of this world. In addition, a child’s expressions of creativity provide a link to his or her inner workings.
Essentially, a drawing, skit, or a poem is a reflection of the creator’s mental and spiritual state. Through this kind of expression, children release much of the discomfort and pressure of growing up, and they can learn to imagine a world that is better for themselves and everyone around them.
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