(#6246) The impracticality of stifling ones imaginative possibilities

     I cannot tell you how many times I was told I cannot do something that in my mind was possible. Likely? No, but not impossible. It seems to me that much of my life has been modified to fit an economic narrative that was prioritized over my imagination. Words like dreamer and out of touch were often used to coerce me back into the line of popular expectations. I am writing about this now because it is still vivid to me in many ways. I never did fall into the expected pattern but I was close enough to it that I did feel disappointment within myself. Always other factors played on my mind so much so that self sacrifice became a way of life with me.
     When I hear about those who are selfish and cannot understand why everyone else isn't it reminds me of the sadness that selfishness created I grew up around. A dull drudgery sadness that was inescapable. So often, my solution was to find humor and spread that just to get a smile or laugh. I know my life and as such with evidence from my own eyes I suspect that we all are/were coerced into living lives that fall far short of what our imaginations initially conceived. Too many would say that being practical in our current environment is smart. I say maybe at times that is true but what is wise is to remember is that our lives are short and time is of essence. Being who we are within our own definition is far more important than being just another cog in the wheel.
     The main problem is that we as a society are still stuck in the survival stage. Where the resources for most all our existence are an expense that requires nearly a lifetime of payment to achieve. Our society has not fully evolved enough yet to care for itself so as our amazing imaginations may be the driver of our destinies. The mental capacity of most all of us are ready for a paradigm shift where being alive and healthy is a given and not an earned privilege. The mental capacity of most all of us is ready to accept challenges that extend beyond our current knowledge. The mental capacity of most all of us is more than ready to dream big dreams and turn them into realities. If only we were past the antiquity of deserving to be alive!