The human brain has been building its own identity for hundreds of thousands of years, going so far as to name itself and give meaning to life around us. When you think about it, your brain controls everything. From unconsciously telling you to breathe, to gathering reflections of waves of light bouncing off objects into your eye and translating them into pictures, the brain is an incredible thing, but it is nothing compared to human thought. 

If you have ever seen the movie “Lucy,” then you might believe that the human brain only works at about 10 percent of its capacity at any given time. This is not true, as we use 100 percent of our brain every day. What movies like “Lucy” and others like it should be questioning is the extent of human thought and imagination. The brain is powerful, but imagination is what makes us human. 

Take a moment to think of the most imaginable thing you can. What did you come up with? Was it an entire new discipline of mathematics solely to describe how gravity works, like Isaac Newton did in the 1670s? How about creating whole new worlds full of star-crossed lovers named Romeo and Juliet, like William Shakespeare did in 1597? What about being able to communicate with your mind with another person, having telepathic powers or being able to will things into existence? The extent of human imagination knows no bounds. The brain is restricted in what it can do, yet it allows humans to create and imagine without limitations. 

The power of thought and consciousness is a gift. Being able to imagine soaring through the air, diving to the deepest ocean or answering life’s toughest questions is a reality that you do not think about often. When you realize that, though, you can have deep thoughts, amazing dreams and who knows what else. So next time you find yourself feeling small, think of the possibilities that your imagination is capable of.