What39;sthepointofsavinghuman39;simaginationandcreativity?

susan:Now,tellme...grandfather:Whatwouldhavehappenedifyouhadntsavedhim?susan:Yesgrandfather:Thesunwouldnothaverisensusan:Thenwhatwouldhavehappened?grandfather:Comingoutaballofflaminggaswouldhavebeilluminatingtheworld?susan:Allright,Imnotstupid.Youresayingthathumansneedfantasiestomakelifebearablegrandfather:No,humansneedfantasytobehuman,tobeintheplacewherethefallingangelmeettherisingapesusan:Withtoothfairies,Hogfathers?grandfather:Yes,thatsapracticeyouhavetostartoutlearningtobelievethelittleliessusan:Sowecanbelievethebigones?grandfather:Yes,justice,mercy,duty...thatsortofthingssusan:Theyarenotthesameatallgrandfather:Youthinkso?Thentaketheuniverseandgrinditdowntothefinestpowderandsieveitthroughthefinestsieve,andthenshowmeoneatomofjustice,onemolecularofmercy.Andyet,youtrytoactthatasifthereissomeidealorderintheworld,asiftherearesome...somerightnessintheuniversebywhichitmaybechargedsusan:Butpeoplewouldgottobelievethat,orwhatsthepoint?grandfather:Youneedtobelieveinthingsthatareuntrue,howelsecantheybecome?So,inoneword,mayIsaythatimaginationisanessentialpartofhumanitywhichbringsushopeandcreativity?AndasfarasImconcerned,yes,Ibelieveso.