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42 REfLECTIvE COsMOPOLITANIsM Exercise: Imagine what it would be like Try to imagine being: 1. a boy or a girl 2. a person in a wheelchair 3. your friend 4. a giant 5. your grandfather 6. a car 7. a dog 8. a tree Discussion Plan: Imagining 1. Do you find yourself sometimes imagining? When? 2. How were you puzzled by any of your imaginings? 3. Can your imagination change who you are? 4. How do you imagine? 5. Do you sometimes find things out when you are imagining? If yes, do you have an example? 6. Can our imagination change the way we live? 7. What is the difference between imagining and dreaming? Exercise: Sing and reflect about the song The text can also be a stimulus to start with philosophical inquiry. What are you able to imagine? • Can you imagine that there is no heaven? • Can you imagine that there are no countries? • Can you imagine that there are no borders? • Can you imagine that there are no possessions? • What does it mean to be a dreamer? Play the song “Imagine” by John Lennon You tube video - children love to sing the song – http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=XLgYAHHkPFs John Lennon “Imagine” Imagine there´s no heaven But I’m not the only one It‘s easy if you try I hope someday you’ll join us No hell below us And the world will be as one Above us only sky Imagine no possessions Imagine all the people I wonder if you can Living for today…. No need for greed and hunger Imagine there´s no countries A brotherhood of man It isn´t hard to do Imagine all the people Nothing to kill or die for Sharing all the world…. And no religion too You may say I’m a dreamer