There is a 1960s song entitled, Imagination by the Quotations that talks about how the imagination can make you think about some of the most silliest of things, but after reading the lyrics, they understood how the imagination can bring you to think about everything in a different way, but it was Einstein who brought new meaning to imagination when he famously said:
Imagination is more important than knowledge. Knowledge is limited. Yet the it’s the imagination that encircles the world. That’s when I began to think about what Einstein was saying to the world around him.

Our imagination is so underrated. We need our imagination because it’s what helps us to push our boundaries, and if you’re anything like me, face your fears. It is through imagination that we can explore our ideas. It gets us in touch with our memories and our emotions.

As humans we use imagination for a variety of reasons: to acquire experience and knowledge about the world, to better understand another person’s perspective, to solve problems, to create and interact with artistic works, and more. Imagination tends to go hand-in-hand with creativity and plays an important role in the different stages of development. That’s how important the imagination is. Think about how many times you were caught daydreaming, but even while your mind was wandering, you were imagining ideas.

As a child, and even as an adult, I was told that I have an overactive imagination. I used to think that it was a bad thing to have, but being more imaginative allows a person to make creative connections and inferences using their past experience and having more knowledge. As a result of our imagination, we are able to have more of an ability to daydream. Daydreaming is needed for everyday life.

Daydreaming is associated with superior intelligence. Daydreaming allows people to shut out their external environment and clarify positive, long-term goals towards which they can then work. Visualizing our future self can motivate us to take the necessary steps to hone our skills and achieve success.

For the most part, having an imagination is hugely beneficial to your life, lending you greater perspective and helping you achieve lofty goals. However, imagination can be harmful in those rare instances where imagination is mistaken for perception. This can occur whenever someone struggles with their ability to differentiate between what’s real and what’s made up in their mind. It can lead a person to react to an imagined fear, as if it’s real, frequently leading to great stress, anxiety, fear, and even trauma. Something I’ve experienced in my own life, but your imagination can be a powerful tool for you. You can benefit greatly from a vivid imagination.

There are many people who suffer from crippling fear that negatively impacts their day-to-day functioning. Our imagination can help us to communicate better, to have empathy, perspective-taking, and problem-solving skills. The imaginative can encourage curiosity and creativity and often leads us to have more success in life, but what is truly meant to be is to keep imagining.

Like Einstein, there is so much to gain by valuing our imagination. Imagine a world without imagination. It would be a dull, colorless place, devoid of creativity and innovation. Imagination is like a magical wand that brings ideas to life, making the impossible possible.