Winner Of The Month November, 2010.

 Imagination is more powerful than knowledge

There is a dreams major difference between the dreamer and one that lives their You can dream all you like, wish for anything that you want, but if you do not act upon your dreams, then ultimately that is what they will remain, a dream or just a fantasy. In the same way, it is important to follow your imagination and act upon it. You will also come to realise that your imagination is more powerful than knowledge learnt, when that same knowledge fades in your mind, like a book gathering dust and never read.

When you follow your imagination, have the self belief to put an action plan together and have the persistence to carry it through to the end, incredible things will begin to happen that can ultimately transform your life. It is this understanding of how powerful your imagination is and developing it into reality, which makes all the difference. There are too many of us that have the imagination, then do not know how to use it. Maybe it is the fear of the unknown or to be more precise, the fear of failure.

To prove that imagination is more powerful than knowledge, you only have to look at the great minds of the past and with us now in the present. Without their unique understanding of imagination and their addictive need to then follow that imagination, we would not now be touched by what we see in the world that we now live in and all the incredible innovations that are now taking place right before our very eyes. It is indeed these visionaries that had a single thought and had the foresight to act upon them.

Does this not give you a clue as to what can be achieved when you start to follow your imagination and have the courage to become what you think about. The great Earl Nightingale once said that what you think about, is what you become in The Strangest Secret and it has become quite a modern concept that every self-acclaimed so called expert decides to teach. What was once regarded as an unfashionable cause and effect, is now known as the law of attraction and thanks to the excellent The Secret, it seems to be everywhere. This I believe is a good comparison in showing how powerful your imagination is and what can be achieved with a little self belief.

Akriti Goswami
Ranchi

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The Winner of The Month November,2010.

"IMAGINATION IS MORE POWERFUL THAN KNOWLEDGE."

Is imagination more important than knowledge? A ‘Yes’ or ‘No’ would be too definite an answer. To me, both knowledge and imagination are indispensable aspects and prerequisites for a good piece of work be it in the field of writing, art, science etc. Both complement each other and don’t offer any competition to each other. However, having said that, I must mention here that though imagination and knowledge are inseparable, the scale seems to be tilted more towards imagination compared to knowledge.

Knowledge is something technical in nature and there are zillion of ways of acquiring it. One the other hand, imagination is something you are born with and hence can’t be acquired. Suppose one wants to make a movie on some historical event or personality. He can have all the facts, figures and information about his subject at his doorstep through an array of channels like books, encyclopedias, pictures etc. But only having access to such information won’t serve the purpose. He needs to kindle his imagination and creativity to make it appealing, interesting and engaging. A good knowledge of the subject can only help in rendering authenticity to his work. Oodles of creativity sparkled with imagination is needed otherwise it will become one trite, dull, lifeless work something not many would be willing to take interest in. Acquiring knowledge about the subject isn’t much of a hassle. The real strenuous exercise is to weave a creative story on the backdrop of the knowledge acquired. 

A case in this point could be the iconic and landmark Bollywood movie Lagay Raho Munnabhai made on the theme of Mahatma Gandhi’s ideologies and their relevance in this modern era. A lot of movies have been made on the aforementioned theme and/or with Mahatma Gandhi as the main backdrop. But none of them have been able to achieve the stupendous success and cult status Lagay Raho Munnabhai has enjoyed. This is not saying that the other movies are bad and not worth their salt. But when it comes to movies based on Gandhi ji’s teachings, the one that springs to the mind automatically is none other than Lagay Raho Munnabhai. Ever thought why? The answer lies in the treatment of the subject. The way Mahatma Gandhi’s ideologies were woven with the story was simply awesome and hats off to them for using every ounce of their creativity and imagination to make the Gen X imbibing Gandhi ji and his teaching again without the fear of being labeled antiquated and uncool. Otherwise Gandhi ji’s teaching and ideologies are something we’ve grown up on hearing. But Lagay Raho Munnabhai made us ‘listen’ to it rather than just ‘hear’. Now, Gandhi ji’s teachings are in vogue again and become the ‘in-thing’ today for the makers and shapers of tomorrow’s world. ‘Gandhigiri’ is no longer just a term. It has become a way of living.

Cutting the long story short, the long and short of my views is that imagination has an edge over knowledge and by inference, is definitely more important than knowledge.

Written By:

Rashmi

Patna

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