One day, my male companion (they took me for the female) told me what had really caused him to wander about the world and finally to leave it for the Moon. He had not been able to find a single country where the imagination was free.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- The speaker's companion left Earth because he could not find a place where imagination was unrestricted.
- In plain terms
- He traveled the world searching for freedom of thought but found none.
- What can you take from it?
- Freedom of imagination is rare and hard to find.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- Where do you find freedom of thought?
- What limits your imagination?
Another view
The quote assumes imagination is tied to geography which may not be true.
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