Imagination is more powerful than knowledge

Knowledge seeking personalities we are. We are well conversant that a person empowered with knowledge is by far the mightiest one. The command of knowledge is well accepted all over the world ages after ages. Everybody bows his head before a person having a profound grip on versatile knowledge in deep respect. A knowledgeable person is worshipped by all unhesitatingly. The muscle power is always underscored in comparison to the power of knowledge. So, we are the avid seekers of knowledge by default. Learning of knowledge either by reading books or by experiences of life is the natural instinct of every individual. Now-a-days many of us try to undervalue the power of knowledge as muscle power is now selling as hot cake. But this conception is obviously short-lived and does not have foundation as such. Practically speaking, this very idea is a counterfeit coin subject to prolong consistency. So demand of knowledge is always on the rife without any bias.

Before going into further discussion in details we must have a transparent view on knowledge and how it is achieved in precision. There are two types of knowledge. One is indirect knowledge, to be acquired out voracious reading of books with all versatility. And the other is direct knowledge, to be achieved from the experiences of life. Even blending of indirect knowledge and direct knowledge matures our knowledge in satisfactory level. Can’t be ignored, knowledge is the resultant synthesis of happened episodes. It is because that we can easily trace out the cause and effects of the happenings already taken place. Naturally knowledge has its own limitations. The world is always eventful. So, knowledge always supersedes the periphery of acquired knowledge. So it is always said that seeking knowledge is a continuous journey without a specific destination.

It can be told without any confusion that knowledge is time bounding. It can never surpass the boundary of time. But imagination can never be captivated inside the fencing of time or age. We first imagine and after that we try to measure the feasibility of it with the yardstick of knowledge, still acquired. In many cases we meet with failure in this context. If we want to translate our imagination into reality the boundary of our knowledge should be extended limitlessly. If imagination be the cause knowledge is the outcome of that. Fact to be taken into account, imagination propels knowledge as the basic fuel. In absence of imagination our inquisitiveness gets receded and once inquisitiveness begins to move in retardation our knowledge stands before the Himalayan obstruction. So, we should always pamper our prospective imagination because it is the source of all creativity. None can live without creative spirit. So there need the imagination in everyone’s life.

Imagination always craves our concepts and thoughts. Our mind is the best concept and ideas developing storehouse. Our mind first imagines new thinking, may be apparently revealed impossible. But the traditional trend of a man to make possible the impossible. Joining imagination after imagination he tries his best to form an idea. Next it comes knowledge to turn that idea into reality. If knowledge is found tied up with limitations we fight to acquire more knowledge in regard to that. Ultimately it is discovered that more or less every imagination finds the light of reality. Then we ought not to stop our imaginative thinking to any consideration. Imagination propels the advancement of civilization with its mighty power. There is no conflict between reality and imagination because today’s imagination is the reality of tomorrow. The explanation is hidden in every imaginative concept. We are to search that out with an untiring effort. We should always keep into mind that imagination can never be replaced by anything else. It is our natural virtue. So long we will struggle for the advancement and development of civilization imagination associated with knowledge will be our faithful guide with no betrayal at all.