Post by The DLF on May 22, 2006 13:08:10 GMT -5
This is the most common kind of imagination, I think. Lots of people picture things "in their heads". I would suppose that engineers must do this when engineering, and that some drivers keep maps in their heads while driving. There is also imagining what could happen, say, if someone you know died, or what you parents would do to you if you really did superglue you little brother to the ceiling.
You see, this kind of imagination is natural to us.
I feel I must include "talking to oneself" in this lesson, for most of ittakes place in your head, even though sometimes it travels to your mouth and actually into the ears of some people who might deliver funny looks to those who voiced it.
Some think that answering yourself is a sign of insanity, but I like to think of it as an amusing activity and a practice in imagination. First, you see, there's the conversation itself, which is always exciting, as you never quite know what you might say.
Then, we can have even more fun imagining what the reaction of people might be, if they were to hear you. As to the subject of such a conversation, it could be nearly anything.
"Where's my pen?
Right there, right under your nose.
Huh. I wonder how I could have missed it.
Maybe because your eyes were closed!
My eyes were not closed, I was blinking!
Oh, so you blink with your eyes open, do you?"
And so on. Don't be surprised if you start insulting yourself: I haven't been able to avoid it.
Assignment: have a conversation with yourself out loud (whispers count) and tell your teacher or local private tutor the subject of it. (Or the whole thing, if you like.
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This lesson written by The DLF.
You see, this kind of imagination is natural to us.
I feel I must include "talking to oneself" in this lesson, for most of ittakes place in your head, even though sometimes it travels to your mouth and actually into the ears of some people who might deliver funny looks to those who voiced it.
Some think that answering yourself is a sign of insanity, but I like to think of it as an amusing activity and a practice in imagination. First, you see, there's the conversation itself, which is always exciting, as you never quite know what you might say.
Then, we can have even more fun imagining what the reaction of people might be, if they were to hear you. As to the subject of such a conversation, it could be nearly anything."Where's my pen?
Right there, right under your nose.
Huh. I wonder how I could have missed it.
Maybe because your eyes were closed!
My eyes were not closed, I was blinking!
Oh, so you blink with your eyes open, do you?"
And so on. Don't be surprised if you start insulting yourself: I haven't been able to avoid it.
Assignment: have a conversation with yourself out loud (whispers count) and tell your teacher or local private tutor the subject of it. (Or the whole thing, if you like.
)This lesson written by The DLF.
