Imagination

Imagination

Sub-theme: Imagination

Me, with a sparkling tiara on my head, sitting on a red velvet thrown, as all of the land gathers around, gasping at the sight of me. Everyone has an imagination, some more realistic than others, but everyone has one. As you get older, your imagination fades, and you realize that life isn't how you want it to be, whether you like it or not.

Santa, the Easter Bunny, and the Tooth Fairy are all imaginary characters that kids adore. Some parents feel bad lying like this to their kids, but these figures stretch childrens minds. Kids try to picture how big the Easter Bunny is, and what the North Pole actually looks like. As they get older, they start to question the reality, as their friends start telling them that they are make believe. Katie feels bad lying to her kids and fears that they will be dissapointed in her for tricking them for so long, but Katie decides not to tell them after she talks with her mother, who tells her it is important to do so. By the age of eleven or twelve, most children find out the truth, and most of the fun is lost.

Santa is make believe, and so are other things that we have to use our imagination to believe in. Some things, such as magic, make you think and try to figure out how they did what they did, whether is was disappearing or survive after a sword is put through them. Also, some kids have imaginary friends, or play imaginary games. Mr.McGarrity is an adult, but that doesn't stop him from imagining. When Johnny would talk to him about his family, he would imagine that it was him talking about his family. When you are six years old and you're bored out of your mind, you go ring your neighbor's door bell and play in the backyard or basement, pretending that one is a knight in shining armor and the other is the fire breathing dragon, and you love it and do it the next day. Once you get into the double digits, you think that you are too mature to play those "silly" games and instead you sit in front of the television playing video games for hours and hours.

Me, with sweatpants and a t-shirt on, sitting on my bed, with my dog taking up more than half of the space provided. Without imagination, life would be so dull and boring. It is important that children are taught that imagination is important so that it won't die die out and the world will still have a mysterious and exciting feel to it. With no Santa Clause, Easter Bunny, or Frosty the Snowman, children wouldn't have anything to look forward to or enjoy, except candy and birthdays.