Tedxamericanriviera - Noah benshea - Imagine that - Opening
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Imagine that.
Hello, my name is Noah.
Imagine that to imagine
is the canvas of every painting
waiting to be born
on every artist brush.
And we are, in our collective individuality,
the paint,
the painter
and the painting.
Imagine that the definition of imagination
defied definition,
and was as mysterious and as ineffable
as the name of God.
Imagine that to imagine was not a to-do list,
but a to-be list.
Imagine that to imagine was the soul's promise
to every caterpillar in every cocoon
that unseen wings were already being born.
To imagine is the seeing of things
which do not exist.
To imagine is to envision
how what does not exist might yet look.
To imagine is to comprehend that who you are
is only this moment's truth.
And the truth of who you are
is always in a state of gestation.
To imagine is to take a running leap
when a measured step, we are told,
is the socially agreed sanity.
To imagine is not to imagine you are a poet,
but to know you are poetry,
reminding yourself to take notes
and take note.
To imagine is to dream the "yes, you can",
"yes, you will".
To imagine is the permission given
every parent to dream of a better world
for every child
and their children's children.
Just as parents should not kiss their children
so they will kiss them back,
but so they will kiss their children
and their children's children.
To imagine is not your right.
It is your responsibility.
To imagine is not a distant land.
It is not ahead of you.
It is within you.
And you are the passport to imagination.
Oh, do not ask, "What is it?"
Let us go
and make our visit.
Imagine that.
