It's crazy how much variation there is, person-to-person, in our ability to use our #imagination.
It's even crazier how much this affects our #worldview. Especially when it comes to imagining what other people are going through and empathizing with them. I swear there's a direct correlation between ability to #imagine and support of #equality for all.
But it also seems to affect other bizarre things. Ever noticed that more imaginative people love certain types of #comedy (like cringe), but only in short doses? It can be fun to live the embarrassment in your mind from a safe viewing distance, but it overwhelms quickly.
A close friend has a very utilitarian imagination. He can imagine how a bookshelf fits together. He can imagine a lion. He can imagine a fish. But ask him to imagine a fish-lion hybrid and he'll just give you a blank look. The revelation of just how differently our imaginations worked was shocking to me.
As much as I like to exercise my imagination, I can't even imagine the person I would be with a less active imagination.