Albert Einstein said that imagination is more important than knowledge and let’s face it, he was one of the smartest people to walk the surface of the Earth. This is the most basic reasoning I’ve come across simply because it’s so obvious and I guess that’s why he was so smart. He didn’t miss the simple things. People worry so much it kills them. Who could blame them? There are more than enough things to worry about. Money, family, love, your purpose in life, sinning, music, aliens, missing an exam, failing a class, whether this outfit is cute enough or she likes my shoes, and so on. In a day alone you can worry so much you find yourself tired at ten o’clock.

Worrying is simply human. The first time I set foot in an airplane I thought it was going to crash, and we hadn’t even taken off. The first time I sat--or laid down--in a dental chair my heart left my body because I thought the dentist was going to use her drills and such to remove my teeth, not fix them. But amidst all this worry I love to stop and look at all the things that make the moment pretty. When the airplane did finally take off, the view was simply astounding. And the fish tank in the dentist’s office had glow in the dark fish–I didn’t even know that was a thing!

I know this might come off as weird but I love to imagine. I like escaping reality every so often and sometimes I admit I escape a little too much. I love being a five-year-old and thinking that my final next week is a huge monster and with my blade of knowledge I will slay the monster. I like to imagine that with every slide I cover I’m sharpening my blade more and more. Sometimes when my friends are talking I drift off and we’re stranded on a deserted island trying to find a way to escape. I know some people would say I’m a little too immature but I’d rather be immature than die of stress because, traveling into this alternate universe in my head, I can get through the day without worrying too much.