Colin Lecher said in the article “Truman Show Syndrome: Why People ThinkThey Are
Living In A Reality Show” that Truman had convinced people that anyone,including
themselves could be on a reality show. According to the article, some peoplehave delusions
of being in a reality show themselves. However, I believe that people havealways
imagined things that arent real and it is a good thing for them.
I think that some people have always dreamed about things with an activeimagination. As
a human being, our brains are fascinated with the fictitious and theunknown. Its part of
how our brain functions. Secondly, imagining helps people relaxand relieve stress. A lot of
creative artist were laughed at when they came out with sometheir ideas, and years later,
those ideas can be looked at differently. If they had neverdreamed about anything, or think
outside of the box, there would be no artistic andtechnological advancements in this world.
One thing that makes humans different from animals is our brain. When we areyoung,
people have aspirations about different careers such as a teacher or a fireman.When
children share these aspirations, adults would not stop them or discourage them, nomatter
how ridiculous the aspirations might be. However, an active imagination can helpus make
these aspirations come to fruition.
Imagination is good for relieving stress. When people are stressed out, they dream about
going somewhere else. They think about going on a vacation and dream about when the
problem can be solved. Even though it’s not real, its good short-term way to relieve the