Response to "Imagination."

Response #14

In Shawna Towers' blog, she talks about the imaginations of children compared to those of adults. Children are able to channel their creativity and think outside the box but this greatly diminishes as they grow older and become adults. When a child looks at a piece of art, what they see is very different from that of an adult. She asks, "Do you think that it is possible for adults to gain the imagination that children have and therefore also gain their creativity?" Imagination is very important because it helps children grow and learn. However, it gets lost overtime. Adults just don't think the way children do because children are so simple minded, curious, and in-the-moment. Adults have responsibilities, worries, and do not have as much time to enjoy the little things like children do.

This does not mean adults are not capable of thinking like children, but it would be hard once that initial creativity and imagination is lost once a child grows up. I think it is important to be a child every now and then. Having fun is crucial in everyone's lives and living in the moment shouldn't be a rare occurrence. It is like children are their own species, however. They think so differently. They are just so innocent and ready to learn. They are accepting and open-minded. If adults want to learn how to be creative like a child, they need to be as accepting and naive as a child. I think it is possible to sometimes find the creativity of a child but it does not last because a person can never gain their childhood back. Children have their own unique creativity that adults can't always mimic since they are grown up and affected by the issues of society. Adults can not get their innocence back. I wish, when I was a child, that I knew how valuable my time was. Maybe I wouldn't have taken it for granted.

My question to you is: What can adults do to reconnect with childhood and maybe begin to think like a kid again? How can adults learn to be imaginative like children, especially with their creativity in art?