Imagination
When I hear the word imagination I always think of that one SpongeBob episode where Spongebob and Patrick go inside this cardboard box and pretend that they are pirates on a ship, driving a car, or flying to the moon. Squidward, the character that acts the most like an adult, can't figure out how they are doing all these things in just a cardboard box.
When I was younger and watched this episode, I thought that it was obvious, they were playing and pretending that they were doing all these cool, exciting things. They didn't need anything but their minds to come up with these stories.
Now I look at kids outside and see them pretending and having fun and think to myself how can they do that? How can they completely forget about the real world and just pretend? How do they not feel worried or scared that others will judge them for their wild fantasies? Just like Squidward, I can't seem to understand anymore how children can do it.
Sometimes I wish that I could have the same wonderful imagination that I had when I was a child. I believed that I could do anything or be anything. I thought that I was just a child so when I got older there would be endless possibilities that could happen.
I remember drawing out a whole rode with chalk on my driveway with little shops and different signs. I would ride around on it with my little scooter and pretend that I was an adult driving a car. My neighbors and I would also run around in my friend's yard pretending that we were trapped on an island and had to find food (rocks), to survive.
Now that I'm older I don't have many outlandish dreams about my future. I wish that I could escape reality for a short amount of time, like I could when I was a child, and just pretend. Without having that imagination when I was younger, I don't think I would have had such a wonderful childhood or become the person that I am today.
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Yeah, the imagination of a kid is truly wild. I would also love to go back to that time and shed all of my responsibilities, and just run around and make things up. Personally, I don't think growing up all that it's hacked up to be. We definitely have more freedoms now, but so many more responsibilities and struggles. It would really be nice to go back to a simpler time.
ReplyDeleteWhen I was younger I did the same thing! My sister and I would draw an entire city on our driveway and pretend that we lived there. Back then all I wanted was to grow up, because I thought that it seemed so cool. However, it really isn't as great as I thought it would be.
ReplyDeleteSpongebob was one of my favorite shows growing up. My parents hated when I would watch it. They thought it was no good and provided no value. I loved this episode, it made me crack up. Patrick was my favorite character. In this episode it really did show you, that just with your imagination, you can make anything fun. Most toddlers in my opinion find more amusement with a cardboard box, rather than the actual toy that comes in it. I remember when my parents got a new refrigerator when I was little, I did not care about the refrigerator, I played with the box, and pretended it was a house. Those are the memories I will always keep.
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