Imagination is the key to a good life Without it, you can’t live a life of love, joy, or peace For you must see a goal to obtain it… And the imagination is what you use to see these things Especially when the world you live in is teeming with their opposites How do you cultivate the imagination, then? READING is the best way to start. That’s because reading does for the brain what video does not Namely, it forces you to generate images in your own mind Reading makes your brain flex its creative muscles, constructing entire worlds out of the groupings of letters printed on the page before you This generation of images - a literal act of creation - is what fuels the imagination And imagination is what inspires If you want to inspire young boys and girls on to good things, you must first cultivate their imagination For they can only attain what they can envision Hand them a book with tales of knights, adventure, and hidden treasure And don’t fall for the trap of entertaining them with what’s “relatable” Most media (especially film and tv) today focuses on the uninspiring They depict broken households and everyday hardships, all in the name of being “relatable” But contrary to being helpful, these shows do a complete disservice to the budding imagination: They completely omit any higher ideal or true goodness that’s worth striving for And this impacts how a child (or even an adult) conceives of the possibilities available to him It you can’t picture a life where two parents live together lovingly Where heroes are real And where difficulties are overcome with dignity… Then how do you ever hope to live that out in your own life? To transform your future, you must transform your imagination The best way to start is to pick up a good book and let your imagination run wild!