Imagination is Child’s Play

Have you ever watched kids doing some imaginative play? You’ll see them come up with different kinds of toys and play out of thin air. He or she could be a doctor, a pirate, or their favorite cartoon character. There is practically no limits. I myself have often paused to look at my kids on imaginative play. I tend to look back saying, yes I did that when I was a kid, too. It would be great if we adults could keep on carrying the power of imagination in ‘real life’. A pastor once preached, ‘you are who you think’. I believe it is true. Oftentimes, it is easier to say than do. But for kids, it seems too easy. Just child’s play.

Photo taken at Sculpture by the Sea, Bondi Beach Australia, 2008)

Tagalog Translation:
Napatigil ka na ba para tingnan ang mga bata na naglalaro gamit lamang ang imahinasyon? Makikita mo sila na naglalaro gamit lamang ang ‘hangin’. Sila rin ay maaring kumilos bilang doktor, pirata, o ang kanilang paboritong karakter. Walang hangganan ang maaaring magawa. Ako man ay napapatigil para tingnan ang aking mga anak sa ganitong uri ng paglalaro. Naalala ko na, oo ginawa ko din ito noong bata ako. Maganda sana kung tayong mga nakakatanda ay makapagpapatuloy sa pag-gamit ng lakas ng imahinasyon sa ‘totoong buhay’. May isang pastor na minsang nagsabi, ‘you are who you think’. Naniniwala ako dito. Kadalasan nga lang, mas madaling sabihin kaysa gawin. Pero para sa mga bata, ito’y parang napakadali.