Imagination

"The world of reality has its limits, but the world of imagination is boundless." This is exactly what David does, he escapes from everything happening in reality and wonders away into another world full of his imagination. But David is not the only child to ever escape into their imagination, I did so and continue to.

"Kay run, the shark is behind you!" Are the words I heard as I ran around the playground trying to climb up the slide to get away form Andy who was "The Shark." Every day foor recess all of us munchkins, second graders, would play our favorite game "Shark." We would imagine our school playground being an island stuck in the middle of nowhere and we were all stuck there, surrounded by the everlasting view of nothing but water. In the surrounding water there were groups of sharks waiting for their next meal to be served, and in this instance, Andy was that starving shark waiting.

With 21 students, including me, running around like maniacs teasing him, where he chase after us until he had caught us or made it safe on the top of the playground, the island. I at the moment was on the island, safe with several other students, when I see "The Shark" eat/tag my best friend, making her the next and new "Shark." I stayed on the island a few more minutes then jumped back down into the water, ready to run. As soon as I was on the ground (water) the teacher calling us in telling us recess was over, meaning our game was over. Whoever was "The Shark" before the teacher called us in, continues to be "The Shark" in the next game until he/she tags their next victim.

Our recess time consisted of this and sometimes other games our crazy imagination had created and imagined. For me, imagination not only created childhood games, but it also gave me a fun, exploring, life learning childhood. Even growning up and becoming an adult. I still use my imagination to dream away, maybe not in the same way as when I was younger but I still do so.It taught me to imagine and dream on, no matter what situation I am stuck in, that is my way out and just wonder away. Imagination goes far beyond reality it helps build character, adventure, dreams, hope and faith. It inspires, takes one to the stars and beyond that, because it is the one thing no one can ever take away from one, well me. I grew up with a wild imagination and it still ocntinues to grow as i become older and always will.

"The Sushi Killer"

One of the most memorable and unforgettable childhood memories is of my little brother and how he managed to brake our aquarium with his hot wheel cars. I was about 8 and he was about 3 or 4 years old at the time. I was in the living room watching tv and the aquarium was in the kitchen, visible to see it from where I was sitting. And that is when his little idea came about.
Being able to catch every single movement going on, he began to push one of the kitchen chairs closer and closer to the aquarium until it was finally in front of it. Climbing onto the chair, reaching the top, he just stood there and began to bang his hot wheel car on the glass. He kept banging on the glass continuously until finally, it had cracked. He had managed to brake a small hole into the glass and water began to gush out at him. He stood there as if he had become paralyzed, just letting the water hit his face not making any effort to stop or even move away from the water. Instead he just stayed there and began to shake his head. For some reason I began to laugh histerically because of the fact he was basically drowning while standing. My parents eventually heard all the noise and came running to the living room, taking him down from the chair, holding in their laughter. It was a priceless moment, especially when one of our gold fish shot out and hit him in the face, killing the poor fish.
I love and cherish this memory so much because of the fact when I remind my brother about it, we both laugh about it. He has actually nicknamed himself, "The Sushi Killer." When I am upset, this memory lifts up my mood and makes me feel much better.