Feb Special - Imagination vs Knowledge

想像力比知識更重要 - 愛因司坦

Imagination in Dictionary:
1. the ability to form mental images of things or events
2. the ability to deal resourcefully with unusual problem

Knowledge in Dictionary:
the psychological result of perception and learning and reasoning

Sharings at the meeting:

「想像力是無框框的，可以任我自由發揮。」

「知識幫我見招拆招 - meet the needs」

「想像的過程中，令我開心、提昇、震奮。」

"Imigantion helps me to break the rules."

「想像使我發現Vision，提昇遠見。」

「想像力幫我提界活用現有資源的能力。」

"Sometimes knowledge may subpress imagination."

「中国人的文化注重discipline, 不嘉許想像力。」

「我察覺到小孩子雖然沒有很多的知識，但他們已擁有很豐富的想像力。這使我明白到想像力是與生俱來的。人随年齡長大、學識增加，但卻漸覺想像力減退，走入很多社會既定的框框，失去發白日夢、實踐獨特自我的風釆。」

「知識是增加自信的工具。」

「窮則變、變則通。」正好表達了想像力的威力。

"If I want to honor imagination, I need to honor it with time first."

"Expectation binds imagination."

In our discussion, we found that most of us spend only little time in honoring our inborn imaginary ability. We feel good when we are imaginating. We also aware the powerful impact may arise from it. However, most of the people choose to spend their time in chasing for knowledge. Well, it's a matter of choice. How about you?