Eyeless Self Indulgence

When asked to imagine something, you typically are inclined to close your eyes. The reasoning behind it: it's easier that way, a visual type of thing. To think of a completely new idea, one must start with nothingness - the blackness behind eyelids, the blur the failing eye sees when glasses aren't being worn, the fog that clouds over ones head when they stare blankly out the window.

So why do some people space out more than others? Is it a bad thing? Humans are inclined to wonder. Curiosity is completely natural and, though sometimes dangerous to others around them, it can also be very helpful. When you think about it, day dreamers are the engenieers of tomorrow; they zone out in our schools, stare at the sky from our streets, and thoughtfully ponder in our work buildings. Our cities incubate these spacey little eggs as the hardships of life keep them warm until (and after) the time to hatch arrives. These people should not be ridiculed nor praised for being different, for the inner feelings that come with the package of creativity are rewards/punishments all on their own.

Remember, when you see a student staring out the window, that they could grow to be the greatest mind of their generation. Every second they lose grasp of our world, they are engulfed into a world unlike any other; a world where they rule and the laws of reality need not apply. Sure, teachers hate them and bosses loathe them, but there's a reason why these people let their minds soar more than others do. Think of imagination on a political spectrum. In our middle is the average human: mind works to potential and imagination is moderate, just enough to pass. On our far right wing is the conservative party, the robots who spend every day living life as drones who are told what to do and how to do it at all times. The left wing liberals are the space cadets who spend most of their day thinking of what things could be rather than wanting to keep them as they stand. Between the drones and the high-fliers are many different shades of grey where people use their imagination varying in degrees from what wing they stand closest to.

The Space Cadet group is proud to stand on the left wing of the imagination spectrum and can verify that Cadets are everywhere and their minds work better when the rest of the world is turned off. To see something no one else can,your eyes should be fully out of commission for that period of time to elect the best results. For the mind to soar, one must bury their eyes under the ground.

Stay in the clouds, Cadets...