想象力比知識(shí)更重要。——艾伯特•愛因斯坦 

    Imagination is the ability to form a mental image of something that is not perceived through the senses. It is the ability of the mind to built mental scenes, objects or events that do not exist, are not present or have happened in the past. Memory is actually a manifestation of imagi- nation. 

    Everyone possesses some imagi- nation ability. In some it may be highly developed and in others it may manifest in a weaker form. It manifests in various degrees in various people. Imagination makes it possible to experience a whole world inside the mind. It gives the ability to look at any situation from a different point of view, and enables one to mentally explore the past and the future. It manifests in various forms, one of which is daydreaming. 

    Though too much idle daydreaming may make one impractical, some daydreaming, when not being en- gaged in something that requires attention, provides some temporary happiness, calm- ness and relief from stress. In your imagination you can travel anywhere in the speed of light without any obstacles. It can make you feel free, though temporarily, and only in the mind, from tasks, difficulties and unpleasant circum- stances. Imagination is not limited only to seeing pictures in the mind. It includes all the five senses and the feelings. One can imagine a sound, taste, smell, a physical sensation or a feeling or emotion. For some people it is easier to see mental pictures, others find it easier to imagine a feeling, and some are more comfortable imagining the sensation of one of the five senses. Training of the imagination gives the ability to combine all the senses.

     A developed and strong imagination does not make you a daydreamer and impractical. On the contrary, it strengthens your creative abilities, and is a great tool for recreating and remodeling your world and life. This is a great power that can change your whole life. It is used extensively in magic, creative visualization and affirmations. It is the creator of circumstances and events. When you know how to work with it, you can make your hearts’ desires come true. Imagination has a great role and value in each one’s life. It is much more than just idle daydreaming. We all use it, whether consciously or unconsciously, in most of our daily affairs. We use our imagination when-ever we plan a party, a trip, our work or a meeting. We use it when we describe an event, explain how to arrive to a certain street, write, tell a story or cook a cake. Imagination is a crea- tive power that is necessary for inventing an instrument, designing a dress or a build- ing, painting a picture or writing a book. 

    The creative power of imagination has an im- portant role in the achievement of success in any field. What we imagine with faith and feelings
comes into being. It is the power beyond creative visualization, positive think- ing and affirmations. Visualizing an object or a situation, and repeating often this mental image, attracts the object or situation into our lives. 

    This opens for us new, vast and fascinating opportunities. This means that we should think only in a positive manner about our desires, other- wise we may create and attract into our lives，events, situations and people that we don’t really want. This is actually what most of us do, because we don’t use the power of imagination correctly. If you do not recognize the importance of the power of the imagination, and let it run riot, your life may not be as happy and successful as you would have wanted it to be.  Lack of understanding of the power of the imagination is responsible for the suffering, incompetence, difficulties, failures and unhappiness people experience. For some reason, most people are inclined to think in a negative way. They do not expect success. They expect the worst, and when they fail, they believe that fate is against them. This attitude can be changed, and then life will improve accordingly. Understanding how to use your imagination correctly, and putting this knowledge into practice, for your own and others’ benefit, will put you on the golden path to success, satisfaction and happiness. 

    想象力是形成意識(shí)畫面的一種能力，并且這個(gè)畫面不是通過(guò)感官得到的。這種能力可以在腦海中勾勒出現(xiàn)實(shí)生活中不存在、不在場(chǎng)或過(guò)去曾經(jīng)發(fā)生過(guò)的心理畫面、物體或活動(dòng)。記憶是想象的展現(xiàn)。每個(gè)人都具有一定的想象力，但有些人的想象力可能很豐富，有些人的想象力則比較弱。不同的人想象力的程度是不同的。

    想象力可以把我們腦子里的一切感受付諸實(shí)踐。想象力用不同的觀點(diǎn)看待任何一種情形，還可以使人想象過(guò)去和未來(lái)。

    想象力有不同的表現(xiàn)形式，白日夢(mèng)就是其中一種。盡管過(guò)多的白日夢(mèng)會(huì)使人不切實(shí)際，然而有些白日夢(mèng)，當(dāng)我們無(wú)法全神貫注于某事物時(shí)，卻能給人帶來(lái)短暫的快樂(lè)、平靜和放松，從壓力中得到暫時(shí)的解脫。

    在想象中，你可以以光的速度一路順風(fēng)地去世界各地旅行。盡管想象是暫時(shí)的，也只是在腦海中，但它會(huì)令你遠(yuǎn)離包袱，遠(yuǎn)離困難，以及不順心的環(huán)境，體驗(yàn)自由的感覺。

    想象力不只局限于在腦海里看見畫面。它包括五種感覺和各種情感。一個(gè)人可以想象聲音、味道、氣味及有形的意識(shí)或情感。有些人很容易看到意識(shí)畫面，有些人則認(rèn)為想象一段情感很容易，另外的人想象五種感覺中的一種會(huì)更舒服。鍛煉想象力能使所有的感覺綜合起來(lái)。

    高強(qiáng)的想象力不會(huì)使你成為一個(gè)空想家和不切實(shí)際的人。相反，它還能提高你的創(chuàng)造能力，并且是重塑和改變你的世界及生活的偉大工具。

    它是能夠改變你的整個(gè)人生的強(qiáng)大力量。想象力在魔術(shù)、創(chuàng)造性設(shè)想及肯定方面有廣泛的應(yīng)用。它是環(huán)境和活動(dòng)的締造者。知道了如何運(yùn)用想象力，就能使你的夢(mèng)想成真。

    想象力在每個(gè)人的生活中都很重要，并且具有很大的價(jià)值。它要比無(wú)用的白日夢(mèng)有用多了。不管是有意識(shí)地還有無(wú)意識(shí)地，在我們大部分的日常生活中，我們都在運(yùn)用它。不管是計(jì)劃一次舞會(huì)或一次旅行，還是工作或會(huì)議安排，我們都要運(yùn)用想象力。當(dāng)我們描述一項(xiàng)活動(dòng)，說(shuō)明如何到達(dá)某條街，寫作，講故事或做蛋糕時(shí)，我們都要運(yùn)用想象力。

    想象是一種創(chuàng)造性的力量。發(fā)明一個(gè)儀器，設(shè)計(jì)一件服裝，設(shè)計(jì)一幢大廈，描繪一幅圖畫，寫一本書，都必須要運(yùn)用想象力。想象的創(chuàng)造能力對(duì)于在任何領(lǐng)域取得成功都起著重要的作用。包含信念與情感的想象會(huì)成為現(xiàn)實(shí)。想象力超出了創(chuàng)造性思維、積極的思考和肯定的意志。

    想象一個(gè)物體或者一種情形，經(jīng)常重復(fù)這個(gè)意識(shí)畫面，引導(dǎo)這個(gè)物體或情形走向我們的生活。這就為我們打開了一個(gè)嶄新的、廣闊的、精彩的機(jī)遇。

    這就意味著我們應(yīng)該，并且只能以積極樂(lè)觀的心態(tài)規(guī)劃我們的追求，否則，就會(huì)陷入我們不想要的生活、事件、情形和群體之中。事實(shí)上，我們大多數(shù)人都是這么做的，因?yàn)槲覀儧](méi)有正確運(yùn)用想象力。

    如果你沒(méi)有認(rèn)識(shí)到想象力的重要性，且讓想象漫無(wú)目的，那么你的生活就不會(huì)像你所想要的那樣幸福和成功。

    缺少對(duì)想象力的理解是有些人感到痛苦、無(wú)能、艱難和不幸的原因。由于某種原因，大多數(shù)人都傾向于消極地思考問(wèn)題，他們沒(méi)有想過(guò)成功。當(dāng)遇到失敗時(shí)，他們想的是更糟糕的情況，他們認(rèn)為他們的命不好。如果這種態(tài)度能夠改變的話，他們生活就會(huì)相應(yīng)地得到改善。

    知道如何正確運(yùn)用你的想象力，為了你和他人的利益把你的知識(shí)付諸于實(shí)踐，這樣你就會(huì)踏上通往成功、快樂(lè)和幸福的金光大道。