One of the greatest gifts bestowed upon mankind is the gift of imagination. Humans are able to think of anything, and many have used their amazing minds to come up with the most fantastically bizarre ideas. If you think about it, every great invention started as a simple idea within some person's imagination. Many times, people are motivated by their imaginations, and strive achieve their imagined success. Personally, I tend to day-dream almost constantly. I’ll picture myself within one of my favorite movies, or battling alongside my favorite heroes. Sometimes I’ll imagine myself as the hero, saving people’s lives. A person’s imagination can be a wonderful tool, used to not only pass the time, but to evoke feelings of happiness and wonder.
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In the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, Walter Mitty is an adventurous daring hero trapped inside the body of a feeble old man. He gets by every day with his wife, Mrs. Mitty, but he still seems unsatisfied and constantly enters his own imagination. It is in his own mind that he reveals his true form, whether it be a courageous commander, a respected surgeon or a mysterious man with excellent marksmanship. Walter Mitty wishes to be someone amazing. Someone capable of achieving incredible feats, and I cannot help but feel the same way. There have been many moments where I’ve imagined myself as some sort of hero. I remember, as a kid, I used to love picturing myself as a superhero, capable of fighting the worst villains and bringing justice to people. As I’ve grown, I’ve simple changed my preference of superheroes. Nowadays I’ll typically imagine myself fulfilling the roles of the people I admire. Although I see myself as a rather awkward individual with very little confidence, it’s fun to imagine myself as a calm and collected attorney, with a clear and precise mind. I greatly admire lawyers and FBI agents (I’ve always been obsessed with detective shows such as Law and Order or Criminal Minds) so I love to imagine myself playing part in one of their cases. Really, it’s human nature to imagine yourself as your hero. That’s how people are able to motivate themselves, by
In the short story “The Secret Life of Walter Mitty” by James Thurber, Walter Mitty is an adventurous daring hero trapped inside the body of a feeble old man. He gets by every day with his wife, Mrs. Mitty, but he still seems unsatisfied and constantly enters his own imagination. It is in his own mind that he reveals his true form, whether it be a courageous commander, a respected surgeon or a mysterious man with excellent marksmanship. Walter Mitty wishes to be someone amazing. Someone capable of achieving incredible feats, and I cannot help but feel the same way. There have been many moments where I’ve imagined myself as some sort of hero. I remember, as a kid, I used to love picturing myself as a superhero, capable of fighting the worst villains and bringing justice to people. As I’ve grown, I’ve simple changed my preference of superheroes. Nowadays I’ll typically imagine myself fulfilling the roles of the people I admire. Although I see myself as a rather awkward individual with very little confidence, it’s fun to imagine myself as a calm and collected attorney, with a clear and precise mind. I greatly admire lawyers and FBI agents (I’ve always been obsessed with detective shows such as Law and Order or Criminal Minds) so I love to imagine myself playing part in one of their cases. Really, it’s human nature to imagine yourself as your hero. That’s how people are able to motivate themselves, by