This is a very large and open topic, it can cover a whole range of things. At least once in everyone's lifetime they have read ,watched or play something that involves either scifi or fantasy. Now i personally love these to subjects as I am huge fan of several books,game,movies, and TV shows that fall into these categories. I am a huge StarWars fan as well as Firefly. Most of my friends are geeks in one way or another. One of my great friends and his wife are huge Star Trek fans. Me and Andy grew up together and were nerds from the very beginning Now he moved away for a couple of years , but returned back in the 6th grade. We picked up right where we left off and spent a lot of time doing different weird and fun things. He is one of my friends that I can truly say I don't think that we have ever had a disagreement ever, if we did we always found our middle ground. Now the thing about me and Andy is when we got together is our imaginations were equal in every way. We like to dream big about some of the stuff we did. We started to play Dungeons and Dragons in about the 8th or 9th grade. We had an awesome group of people we played with, and would spend hours playing. In order to play a true role playing game like this , imagination is a must. There is no telling how many hours just flew by without us even realizing it. That was probably one of the most defining moments in my teenage life. It allowed me to find my self and know that I wasn't the only weird guy out there. Now this was a time when I remember that the main topic of kids was sports in school . That just could be only what I remember also. But one thing was for sure I never felt like an outcast because of what I did. Let me tell you this Andy had one of the most amazing minds out there when we were kids, he still does. He has an imagination that is matched by very few,and he is not afraid to use it. We decided one day that we wanted to make our own role playing game. This started an adventure that I will never forget. I bet we spent close to almost 2 months planing ,read,writing, and drawing (Andy did the drawing) this game. We had a great start and gathered a bunch of friends and started to play. It was so awesome, to see people enjoying something that you co-created . I remember just about every time we played , it is still etched into my brain like it was yesterday. One day many years later after we moved on with our ADULT lives , I grabbed a note book and just out the blue started to write about some of the adventure we played in this game adding some stuff along the way. By the time I had finished the first time I had filled the entire notebook without even realizing it.. To my amazement I still had so much more to write about. That is how much of an impact this time had on me. I still believe that what we created so many years ago would totally make some of the most amazing books and movies you would ever see or read. That is if I ever get around to finish writing them and transferring them to the computer so everyone can read them. One of the big problem I have is that my brain is running way faster than I can type or write. So I know what it is that is supposed to be written , but Ill forget to write some stuff . I have to reread it several time in order to make sure it makes sense to everyone else. I would most definitely would have to get Andy to help me finish it. Of course then we would be instantly rich and famous from having bestsellers and movie deals. I really need to set a goal to finish this in the future, it would be awesome just to complete it . If for nothing else than to publish only a couple of copies for Andy and me. I think that every parent should encourage their children to embrace their own imagination and let it flow. For myself and Andy ours did and today it has made us both unique individuals.Our children are exposed to experiences that foster and nurture this . I see this with both of us, and I believe that both of our girls will grow up and change the world in their own way. If not for imagination all of the things you surround yourself with would not be there today. This is one of those topics that I could honestly go on forever about. So imagine big ,imagine often. Write it down, draw it out and change the world.
Peace , Love, and Chicken Grease
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