To Infinity & Beyond | Carmen Martinez, Jenna Punzalan, Lucia Patino & Ghiles Douar | TEDxYouth@GAA

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imagination to infinity and beyond by Carmen ghost Jenna

Carmen ghost Jenna

Carmen ghost Jenna Alyssia Lewis Carroll once said

Alyssia Lewis Carroll once said

Alyssia Lewis Carroll once said imagination is the only weapon in the

imagination is the only weapon in the

imagination is the only weapon in the war against reality have you ever

war against reality have you ever

war against reality have you ever remembered your childhood when your

remembered your childhood when your

remembered your childhood when your mother has called you for lunch or

mother has called you for lunch or

mother has called you for lunch or dinner and you said wait a second then

dinner and you said wait a second then

dinner and you said wait a second then he became minutes hours using your

he became minutes hours using your

he became minutes hours using your imagination and playing by yourself

imagination and playing by yourself

imagination and playing by yourself however elders ever told you stories of

however elders ever told you stories of

however elders ever told you stories of their childhood how they used to play

their childhood how they used to play

their childhood how they used to play with pebbles and imagine that it was a

with pebbles and imagine that it was a

with pebbles and imagine that it was a magical path

magical path

magical path have you heard but time stories involve

have you heard but time stories involve

have you heard but time stories involve using your imagination creating magic

using your imagination creating magic

using your imagination creating magic and thinking of magnificent ideas or how

and thinking of magnificent ideas or how

and thinking of magnificent ideas or how many times have your parents bought you

many times have your parents bought you

many times have your parents bought you a new toy and you never really play with

a new toy and you never really play with

a new toy and you never really play with it and instead went outside and played

it and instead went outside and played

it and instead went outside and played with a stick some parents try to cure

with a stick some parents try to cure

with a stick some parents try to cure their children’s boredom by giving them

their children’s boredom by giving them

their children’s boredom by giving them a list of desirable but impossible

a list of desirable but impossible

a list of desirable but impossible things free to create or do Darleen hope

things free to create or do Darleen hope

things free to create or do Darleen hope I said acid will make the children

I said acid will make the children

I said acid will make the children gloomy because they own those things but

gloomy because they own those things but

gloomy because they own those things but don’t have them some children would go

don’t have them some children would go

don’t have them some children would go up to their parents and tell them mom oh

up to their parents and tell them mom oh

up to their parents and tell them mom oh yeah I’m working and their parents would

yeah I’m working and their parents would

yeah I’m working and their parents would give them a list of things to do for

give them a list of things to do for

give them a list of things to do for example walk on water

example walk on water

example walk on water learn to fly be invisible or paragliders

learn to fly be invisible or paragliders

learn to fly be invisible or paragliders Pikachu instead children should be bored

Pikachu instead children should be bored

Pikachu instead children should be bored to create their own ideas according to

to create their own ideas according to

to create their own ideas according to World Economic Forum children should be

World Economic Forum children should be

World Economic Forum children should be bored to make themselves more

bored to make themselves more

bored to make themselves more imaginative creative and more innovative

imaginative creative and more innovative

imaginative creative and more innovative in fact they notice certain

in fact they notice certain

in fact they notice certain professionals mentioning how boredom

professionals mentioning how boredom

professionals mentioning how boredom wasn’t – their creativity in both

wasn’t – their creativity in both

wasn’t – their creativity in both childhood and present life scientists

childhood and present life scientists

childhood and present life scientists and innovators would just be staring out

and innovators would just be staring out

and innovators would just be staring out their windows and pop they had an idea

their windows and pop they had an idea

their windows and pop they had an idea it is a very interesting concept how you

it is a very interesting concept how you

it is a very interesting concept how you need to reward to be imaginative in fact

need to reward to be imaginative in fact

need to reward to be imaginative in fact there is a lesson here for all of us

there is a lesson here for all of us

there is a lesson here for all of us switching after nothing as good for all

switching after nothing as good for all

switching after nothing as good for all which is try to do more if it throws

which is try to do more if it throws

which is try to do more if it throws children adults imagination is more

children adults imagination is more

children adults imagination is more valuable than reality because

valuable than reality because

valuable than reality because imagination gives fuel fashion all of us

imagination gives fuel fashion all of us

imagination gives fuel fashion all of us living in a world of responsibility jobs

living in a world of responsibility jobs

living in a world of responsibility jobs bills and more

bills and more

bills and more prescribes how we’d live and experience

prescribes how we’d live and experience

prescribes how we’d live and experience the world dreaming can allow us to tap

the world dreaming can allow us to tap

the world dreaming can allow us to tap into our imagination again mining us of

into our imagination again mining us of

into our imagination again mining us of that feeling of being passionate about

that feeling of being passionate about

that feeling of being passionate about something but somewhere in the different

something but somewhere in the different

something but somewhere in the different journeys of our lives whoever plays that

journeys of our lives whoever plays that

journeys of our lives whoever plays that that feeling of passion with a

that feeling of passion with a

that feeling of passion with a responsibility and survival but we can

responsibility and survival but we can

responsibility and survival but we can have both passion and responsibility

have both passion and responsibility

have both passion and responsibility right our imagination and thoughts

right our imagination and thoughts

right our imagination and thoughts creator future it has been said long

creator future it has been said long

creator future it has been said long before that thoughts become things which

before that thoughts become things which

before that thoughts become things which means what we think and desire will

means what we think and desire will

means what we think and desire will become true if we put our mi into it our

become true if we put our mi into it our

become true if we put our mi into it our imaginative muscle is the very thing

imaginative muscle is the very thing

imaginative muscle is the very thing that supports making it possible and we

that supports making it possible and we

that supports making it possible and we are truly engaged with what’s in front

are truly engaged with what’s in front

are truly engaged with what’s in front of us or our current reality we’re

of us or our current reality we’re

of us or our current reality we’re constantly recreating the same problems

constantly recreating the same problems

constantly recreating the same problems challenges and experiences over and over

challenges and experiences over and over

challenges and experiences over and over again but when we venture into our

again but when we venture into our

again but when we venture into our imagination to concentrate on the

imagination to concentrate on the

imagination to concentrate on the reality we want to experience that

reality we want to experience that

reality we want to experience that energy is rooted into motion and

energy is rooted into motion and

energy is rooted into motion and brilliant change will arise

brilliant change will arise

brilliant change will arise imagination is by us creativity and

imagination is by us creativity and

imagination is by us creativity and innovation some of the most prominent

innovation some of the most prominent

innovation some of the most prominent and innovative creations

and innovative creations

and innovative creations have come from the simple act of

have come from the simple act of

have come from the simple act of imagining something easier and brilliant

imagining something easier and brilliant

imagining something easier and brilliant scientists and creative artists have the

scientists and creative artists have the

scientists and creative artists have the amazing gift of thinking outside the box

amazing gift of thinking outside the box

amazing gift of thinking outside the box and I learn the imagination the freedom

and I learn the imagination the freedom

and I learn the imagination the freedom to grow and evolve their thinking many

to grow and evolve their thinking many

to grow and evolve their thinking many of which are creative products that

of which are creative products that

of which are creative products that change how I live our lives without this

change how I live our lives without this

change how I live our lives without this amazing power we might have never had

amazing power we might have never had

amazing power we might have never had the internet smartphones airplanes and

the internet smartphones airplanes and

the internet smartphones airplanes and all the other technologies we depend on

all the other technologies we depend on

all the other technologies we depend on every day imagination is the main

every day imagination is the main

every day imagination is the main ingredient expansion and advancement of

ingredient expansion and advancement of

ingredient expansion and advancement of our world

our world

our world imagination is magical look at a child

imagination is magical look at a child

imagination is magical look at a child play at the court of an empty room and

play at the court of an empty room and

play at the court of an empty room and motion through in that exact room into a

motion through in that exact room into a

motion through in that exact room into a castle spaceship or even a submarine

castle spaceship or even a submarine

castle spaceship or even a submarine take a moment to look into the child’s

take a moment to look into the child’s

take a moment to look into the child’s eyes and discover how they live and

eyes and discover how they live and

eyes and discover how they live and react to the things around them

react to the things around them

react to the things around them sometimes it is all they need to bring

sometimes it is all they need to bring

sometimes it is all they need to bring back the joy and wonder of life

back the joy and wonder of life

back the joy and wonder of life sometimes reality is just a bummer

sometimes reality is just a bummer

sometimes reality is just a bummer watching all the news hearing all the

watching all the news hearing all the

watching all the news hearing all the crime around the world is enough to

crime around the world is enough to

crime around the world is enough to convince anyone that things are falling

convince anyone that things are falling

convince anyone that things are falling apart by doing this people think it is

apart by doing this people think it is

apart by doing this people think it is that

that

that anyway the world works people is

anyway the world works people is

anyway the world works people is choosing to use their imagination is a

choosing to use their imagination is a

choosing to use their imagination is a hoe to raise creativity and create a

hoe to raise creativity and create a

hoe to raise creativity and create a better place

better place

better place does imagination connect the

does imagination connect the

does imagination connect the modernization yes imagination does

modernization yes imagination does

modernization yes imagination does connect a modernization because in the

connect a modernization because in the

connect a modernization because in the olden days there weren’t much devices

olden days there weren’t much devices

olden days there weren’t much devices and the user own imagination to create

and the user own imagination to create

and the user own imagination to create their own ideas but in the present we

their own ideas but in the present we

their own ideas but in the present we have created so many new technologies

have created so many new technologies

have created so many new technologies which we depend on every day these

which we depend on every day these

which we depend on every day these devices give us a big impact on us

devices give us a big impact on us

devices give us a big impact on us humans but not all have advantages there

humans but not all have advantages there

humans but not all have advantages there are disadvantages as well we all have to

are disadvantages as well we all have to

are disadvantages as well we all have to be well balanced

be well balanced

be well balanced not another advices all the time but not

not another advices all the time but not

not another advices all the time but not outside too much to create a new and

outside too much to create a new and

outside too much to create a new and better generation for all of us nowadays

better generation for all of us nowadays

better generation for all of us nowadays we have to technology helps others see

we have to technology helps others see

we have to technology helps others see life faster than they used to before

life faster than they used to before

life faster than they used to before it’s just open Chrome or Safari but any

it’s just open Chrome or Safari but any

it’s just open Chrome or Safari but any new source to see what’s happening

new source to see what’s happening

new source to see what’s happening around the world want to know how a

around the world want to know how a

around the world want to know how a self-driving car works Google you’ll

self-driving car works Google you’ll

self-driving car works Google you’ll have your answer in less than a second

have your answer in less than a second

have your answer in less than a second unless your Wi-Fi is bad you want to

unless your Wi-Fi is bad you want to

unless your Wi-Fi is bad you want to know what that big word your teacher

know what that big word your teacher

know what that big word your teacher used in class means dictionary.com will

used in class means dictionary.com will

used in class means dictionary.com will satisfy your curiosity well having all

satisfy your curiosity well having all

satisfy your curiosity well having all this information at our fingertips can

this information at our fingertips can

this information at our fingertips can have advantages it can also have major

have advantages it can also have major

have advantages it can also have major disadvantages and most importantly it

disadvantages and most importantly it

disadvantages and most importantly it can cause a lack of critical thinking it

can cause a lack of critical thinking it

can cause a lack of critical thinking it will stop you from using your brain

will stop you from using your brain

will stop you from using your brain problem-solving and eventually you’ll

problem-solving and eventually you’ll

problem-solving and eventually you’ll lose the will to be imaginative so we

lose the will to be imaginative so we

lose the will to be imaginative so we say when you leave this TED talk got

say when you leave this TED talk got

say when you leave this TED talk got your kids siblings husbands and wives

your kids siblings husbands and wives

your kids siblings husbands and wives and share this insights with others and

and share this insights with others and

and share this insights with others and all we want you to leave with day is

all we want you to leave with day is

all we want you to leave with day is with the feeling that you can imagine

with the feeling that you can imagine

with the feeling that you can imagine thank you

thank you

thank you [Applause]