More on, freedom

 

And so, consider a bit of an usual freedom, one that a lot

of people might not wish to have, but, what if you could

just fall to the center of the earth? Why you might

not enjoy this so much is that suppose you are walking

a long and your desire or ability to fall to the center

of the earth - accidentally - kicks in.  That might make

for a more difficult day, than expected.


Nevertheless, we do all possess this freedom in that we

have the ability to imagine falling to the center of the

earth.  This ability turns out to be involved in a lot of

our daily activities, in that, we anticipate future

actions or activities, and this anticipation does

possess at least some measure of imagination, because

we are imagining events that will or a least should

occur in the future.


This activity of imagination of course has a broader 

effect particularly in culture.  Certainly the activities

of many authors and novelist to include imagination

on lots of levels, as well as, musicians and other

artists.  For musicians, specifically those who perform,

there is a good deal of imagination involved in that,

and sometimes you act out your imagination in

rehearsals.  In science, as well, it plays a key role.


At the end of the day, it seems like, the ability to

imagine a better world is probably very important

in order to achieve a better world.  But when ever

you talk or think or imagine a better world, or

a great world, or even a " best " world, you have

to conclude that a better world, must ultimately

include better or great or the "best" people,

and those people would clearly include,

all of us.



In addition, another activity in which imagination becomes

important frequently for us is in choices we make.  This

of course is directly connected to how we are or who 

we are.


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