Nonense

Our imaginations are wonderful. A child’s imagination conjures stories and characters from playthings, while an adult’s imagination predicts. It is our sixth sense. It’s our ‘what if’ function.

We plug in a set of variables and then use the power of thinking to analyse possible outcomes. Some of it is done subconsciously, but we play an active part in most of it. Sometimes, we get nonsense in response because there are some things you just can’t predict–winning lottery numbers, anyone?

At other times, such as when we warn children about potential dangers, we are acting from a place of care and safety. All of these actions are tied to our well-honed imaginations. We dream and daydream to give our brains a chance to reset, a function also a product of our imaginative capabilities.

We tell stories to ourselves and others. We have a particular knack for entertaining our children with them. Even if our storytelling makes no sense to us, to a child, the sound of your voice, the cadence, the invention, and the creation that goes into it will capture their imaginations.

We love to learn. We never stop learning. We are born with an appetite for it. Our imaginations spur it–nonsense or not.