By Jason Borrego
Pure Imagination
Imagination is the ability to see past REALITY. This is the same experience that faith has displayed in many stories, both in fiction and reality. Walking on water, healing the sick, and surviving in a scorching furnace of a dragons fire is the very root of impossible. Imagination stretches the senses to limitless possibilities. Inside us all a world of our imagine takes to places that we could only dream. This is the same faith needed for a hero to conquer the darkness. Sometimes the darkness is an old rival, an endless army, or a struggle against ones own mental demons. Growing up as a kid with a vivid imagination gave me a poetic view of the world. However, being a man of faith I was starving for adventure. Still, superheroes like Bible-man weren’t very satisfying for a boy who would spend hours in the forest swinging a stick and pretending it was a sword. Heroes play an important role in our lives. They are among the first introductions to our child and their stories reflect our own struggles, simply we relate.
Why do we need Pure Imagination ?
Heroes are larger than life, but not everyone is eager to dive in. So many parallels can be reached through the elegant words of a story. Does a hero have enough faith to take the plunge into the poll of pain awaiting him or her? Will he or she save many or seek only to save themselves? In my novels I aim to highlight the struggle and sacrifice of staying in the light. It is often said that it is better for a man to die a hero then live long enough to see him become a villain. Everyone better check their levels because the test of life is going to take them through hell. Fundamentally we tend to march farther away from the light. Pure Imagination serves as an inspirational, spiritual exploration of trials and tribulations. The heroes are tested and tempted on every level and are hardly recognizable by the end.