Reality leaves a lot to the imagination.
About this quote
- What does it mean?
- Reality is incomplete and requires imagination to fill in the gaps.
- In plain terms
- What happens in life leaves room for us to imagine things.
- What can you take from it?
- Imagination completes what reality leaves out.
Where it applies
Putting it to work
Questions to consider
- What do you imagine when things are unclear?
- Does reality feel incomplete to you?
Another view
It ignores that reality can be very complete and harsh.
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