Imagination ......

In response to Shawna's question: Do you think that it is possible for adults to gain the imagination that children have? And therefore also gain their creativity?
I think that there are some adults that have better imagination then children ever will. I don't really think kids have the best imagination. I think they have the best potential but it truly depends on what environment you are raised in. Kids now have no need for imagination because of everyone else's imagination they have at their exposure. They can sit for hours on end watching television or playing video games. I believe that many people who have amazing imaginations are people who were at a disadvantage at some point in their lives. I think that many adult have creativity but we don't think about it as much because it surfaces differently.
When you are a child you are still new to the world and its wonders and you don't necessarily know how to express yourself. Once you grow up, you know how to express your self better and more subtly in some cases. The creativity of children is seen through attempts at learning native language, or scribbles on paper. The creativity of adults is seen through paintings and movies, and theartre. I think that imagination is having trouble developing in today's society because People don't read as much as they used to. Instead we watch television, or go on facebook. I feel like these things don't offer the same intellectual profit that reading does. I feel like reading and drawing influence people to use their imagination more.
question: When you were a child, What was your favorite book, and why? - I know this may not be the most philosophical question in the world, but I would really like to know.