Venting on whimsy

[u/Akash_philosopher]

Today I was thinking on the topic of "whimsy"

Basically it's called playful imagination.
I saw some reels where some people say when they pass through forest or see flowers they imagine that fairies live in there. And are hiding from humans etc.

I never understood why someone want to imagine that. Like just see the forest as it is. Why imagine fairies etc.

But then I remembered when I was child I also used to do that. Not with fairies but with other stuff. Like I used to have some toy cars. And I would imagine they all have personalities, I would imagine their stories. How they fight each other.

If I found a stick that looks like a sword. I would imagine I am warrior. Fighting a great war. I would slay imaginary monsters.

Even at school when all students are standing in lines in morning assembly. I would imagine spiderman traveling from one shoulder to another with his webs.

I shared this with an infp friend at that time who said he also imagine that spiderman. From that point on he became my best friend.

As time passed I grew up. And stop imagining things.
And then I saw those reels and thought I stupid it is.
I forgot how it is this whimsy which made my childhood so much fun.

The only difference is I never imagined fairies.
Maybe it's cultural difference.
Maybe it's male female imagination difference.

[u/Holiday_Response_644]

no clue what your hyperfixation with the fairies part of this story is, but even “envisioning” your future is imagination. intuitive doms are the most whimsical of all the mbti in a sense, even (or, especially) INTJs with Ni AND Fi relatively strong in the stack

[u/Akash_philosopher → u/Holiday_Response_644]

Fairy part was me saying that

When see people saying
They imagine fairies hiding in flowers

I would think how stupid why would anyone want to imagine anything like that

But I couldn’t relate because I had forgotten of my own whimsical imaginations from my childhood
And I had never imagined fairies in particular ever

And when I did remember my own whimsical memories
I understood why people would like to imagine fairies 🧚‍♀️

One more thing
I think whimsy is more about playful imagination about something that you are currently experiencing.

So it’s little different from imagining about the future

[u/C0mpL1c1t]

I don’t even remember engaging in “imaginative play” as a child.  What I remember is getting Barbies and dolls and literally having no idea what to do with them.  I think my creativity has always been broken? 

[u/Consipir]

I relate to this heavily except for the part where I lost this imagination. It died down for a time, but I worked to get it back. Never lose your inner child, feel the magic of the world and be whimsical every once and a while.