Have you ever met someone who reminded you of a character from a book, and not just any book, but one of your favorite books? You seem them from across the room, and think "Hmm, I really want to get to know them." When you do meet them, you are shocked to find out that they don’t want to get to know you. It’s not even so much that they don’t want to get to know you; it’s more like you’re the annoying piece of toilet paper stuck on their shoe from the bathroom. Humph. You feel put out, but you are resilient. Has that happened to you? It’s an experience that builds character. I should have known that even if I don’t see my brothers every day, I’m surrounded by people who are willing to build my character. After a while, I found the whole situation rather amusing. I mean, it’s not that I was simply rejected; I was rejected by a person who represents a well-loved book character. Ouch. That hurts.
I’m thinking that maybe I get too involved with the characters in the books I read. Maybe my imagination is too active. There have been times when I have imagined something so vividly that I would bet I had seen a movie based on that book. It’s only when I realize that there is no movie based on that book that I know my imagination has gotten the better of me once again.
Then again, I would rather have an overactive imagination that no imagination at all. This summer, my little cousin visited us. I was encouraging her to play pretend, but she was holding back. When I asked her why, she replied, “My mommy tells me not to use my imagination.” I was in shock. I looked at her and said, “Don’t listen to your mother.” After saying that I was even more shocked because I’ve never told a kid to not listen to her mother. Well, I’m more than willing to get in trouble for telling a child to use their imagination. After all they might one day see someone who reminds them of a character from a book, and when they go to meet them, they may also get rejected. Who would want to miss an opportunity like that? It builds character :)
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This book character person must have their head up their nether region to treat you so, just goes to show, looks can be deceiving. You thought this person would have the character of the book person, but alas they only had the look....I am excited about your improved character!
Hm. What character was it?? Maybe it was the evil alter-ego of the book character. Maybe your favorite book characters have real, live personifications, but the price of becoming real is losing the part of their character that makes them appealing in the first place.
I am glad we weren't discouraged from using our imaginations. One of the more interesting parts of imagining to me is when you imagine something so scary it shocks you right out of imagining. But on the positive side, I often find my imagining is much better than the movies they do make from books, hence I often prefer reading the book.
I love imagination :-) I think it helps us move beyond tactile reality and is sort of a built in tool to help us relate to the supernatural reality - by that I mean, spiritual things (not that the two don't intersect - but you know what I mean...hopefully :-)
Plus, imagination is useful when you're bored. Then you can imagine things exploding and its exciting :-]!!!!!
Wow 5 inches of snow.
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