The Washington times. [volume] (Washington [D.C.]) 1902-1939, 1922-01-22


Dog Remains Dog Because He Imagines
Nothing Better Than Lying by the Fire or Eating
His Meal. But Man lmagines Everything All Thft
He Can Imagine He Can DO. He Has Imagined
and Accomplished Much Already. -
imagination which carries forward Makes physical
life worth while and improves all future life,
Encourage imagination in yourself and in your
child, and DIRECT it gently and Enthusiastically.
Everything needs direction; everything needs wise re-
know the law Of gravtation by which ali matter is at
racted to all other matter there were only tho law
Of gravtation working all matter would become one
solid lump in the universe and then stand still.
With all matter in one lump there would be mat
ter outside to attract matter and no motion At least
that Is how small minds conceive it. But to counter
act gavtation, which would cause all matter to gather
in one huge mass we have radio activity
The energy that you see displayed in radium, the
force ncomprehensble to thatsends particles Of mat
ter flying away from each other at speed Of nearly two
hundred thousand miles second balances the power Of
Calm judgment represents grsvitation; it must bal
ance the power of imagination, which represents radio
activity.
Be careful to distinguish between IMAGINATION
and HALLUCNATION. Imagination is the normal,
fruitful product Of strong mind Hallucination wild
fantasy based nothing real Is the product Of the in
sane asylum.
The unfortunate maniac says: IT own all the gold
in the world can do anything" That is hallucina-
ton, not imagination
The well. balanced mind says: II own little, but
can the way to accomplish much That is imagina
ton.,
Listen to your children's imaginings. Be patient
with them in small things; rdicule discourage
them.
If they have active, promising minds they will al
ways exaggerate wildly That Is popularity Of child
hood for the child has the mind Of exaggeratng saw
age AS you listen, and suggest kindly bring the child
back to realty gently, remembering that magma
ton is the thing worth while in your childs mind
You may see two children sitting side by side One
has dull look concentration little realities. The
other has the PARKWAY look that tells Of imagination
roaming far aheld If you study the two faces under
sandngly you say with absolute certainty that one
the face Of imagination, MAY 60 FAR-at least it has
CHANCE-whereas the little mind in which magma
ton plays no part will accomplish little nothing worth
WHILE Even great wealth. which is the least Of human
accomplishments, is due to imagination.
One man has his chance and sells 1t for trie. An
other holds on because he can IMAGINE what that
chance will be worth later And he succeeds because he
also IMAGINE how to get the value out Of the op-
portunity.
Mr.. McCay's ladder is your ladder, that of every
successful inteigenty trying to be successful
TO change condition you must IMAGINE better con-
diton. TO lead successful life you must plan and
IMAGINE a life better organized.
TO create better machine you must imagine it
first, then make 1t.
Everything that you about you-a chair, type
writer monograph, moving picture machine-was first
Of all nothing but picture in somebody's MAGMA
TON From the brain, from imagining that has no sub
stance shape color the reality Of steel wood