None of us need ever fear that we don't have an active imagination, because imagination is mostly a willingness to entertain a strange idea now and then.
‒ Bert Dodson
I never had a reliable definition of imagination, but the one offered by Bert Dodson, author of "Keys of Drawing", is one that I find truly wonderful. If anything, it demystifies this thing called imagination, generally viewed as a desirable quality possessed by a minority of people. If we are to believe the above quote, we are all imaginative, despite what we may tell ourselves. I think that all of us have strange ideas, and that some of us do entertain a strange idea from time to time. I know I do. For me, such an activity arouses enthusiasm and curiosity, opens the door to new discoveries, and makes it possible to conceive even stranger ideas. Moreover, in a society where conformism is frequent, I need a regular dose of strange ideas to keep my sanity in check.
What remains to be done is to make these ideas a reality.
The only difference between creative people and so-called non-creative people is that creative people welcome their strange ideas.
‒ Bert Dodson
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