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Tuesday, September 1, 2009

Springboard for Discussion: The Secret Life of Walter Mitty



1. Do you have a secret fantasy? How does it affect your life?
2. Is having a fantasy beneficial? Why you think so?


45 comments:

Anonymous said...

1. Yes. I ever imagine my self as someone that really rich and superior (but not as Walter Mitty >.<). I have so many factories. My mansion is so so so big and full with unique pictures, ancient sculptures, etc.
2. Yes. It can support us to reach our dream. So we can be a better person and have plans to our future.

Intan
11409012

Deborah Irwanto 11409052 said...

1. Yes i do have a secret fantasy. Having a secret fantasy made me think of ways to achieve that fantasy in real life.

2. Yes, in my opinion having a fantasy is beneficial. First of all by having a fantasy we can escape from reality of life even if its just for a second, for me its like I'm watching a movie in my mind. Second of all, I think having a fantasy is beneficial because it made me think of how i can plan my life so someday i maybe able to live it in real life.

frederick s.p. 11409051 said...

when i was junior or senior high school, i often do fantasy, all of them are secret actually. i never tell my fantasy to anyone. well, my fantasy just give me fun ,it doesnt affect my life at all.

i think having fantasy is ok,but fantasy just help me to give a vision or target in my life, so maybe for me fantasy is just take 10% to give me the target what i want to be or to get and the 90% is taking action to get that i want.

frederick 11409051

lordqyutzliu said...

I have a fantasy to become a person who can stand up in front of the public and speak up and give them wisdom words and effect on them and i become the person who motivated other people life. And everywhere i go people always make a conversation with me and share their experience and also after that they can laugh even facing a problem. I also have a fantasy being a big actres, going around the world, invited by manycountries and sing in many big event.
This fantasy is very helpful, because i could find my dream, to become a motivator, and from this fantasy i always have a hope to rich it and do my best to get it. And it makes me want to develop my talent in sing and praise the lord i had a chance to join the student activity in choir.

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Admin: said...

Intan: what have you done to bridge the gap between your fantasy and real situation?

Deborah: Good luck. Way forward!

Frederick: I think I know what you fantasized in your high school years. Hehehe. How did you measure the 10 and 90 percents? :P

Lordqyiutzliu: Real name, please. Do you want to get a nick score? :P
Well, you'd better prepare yourself from now. I am gonna ask you to sing in the next meeting and see how your fantasy has helped you. Hehehe.

Dinda Mutiara_11409017 said...

1. Yes, i do have a secret fantasy........ I imagine myself as a professional Singapore Airlines' flight attendant. That fantasy motivates me to do anything that can make it into reality....

2. Yes, it is. First of all, having a fantasy can makes our imagination more developed. Second, it can bring us to another life which is more interesting although it isn't real (especially, if our real life is flat and boring like Walter Mitty's). And the last, having a fantasy can make us prepare or do something so that we can reach the "better life" as shown in our fantasy.....

Anonymous said...

Silvania Krisna
11409046

1. Yes I do.. But, It doesn't affect my real life at all..
Just try to fantasize if I become another person, it could be fun, but I know the reality, my fantasy won't work in reality, right? So, it just for fun and expand my ability in imagining something.

2. I don't think having a fantasy give me some beneficial..
It doesn't has an effect on me or my real life, it's only passing by on my mind, then suddenly disappear. So, it doesn't leave any beneficial for me.

regina Tabentane 11409035 said...

1.yes,i used to have one but not anymore. because when i fantasize positively,it will affect my life positively too.

2. Not realy. Because having a fantasy can also ruin your life. u can forgot about your God and you're just focusing on that fantasy. and it is very wrong...

melissa/11409010 said...

1. yes. I heve. I ever imagine my self as succses person in writing and become rich because of that.
2. Yes, it can support me to make more stories again and I hope one day my stories can change life another people and can make me have more interest to study literature.

Anonymous said...

Yuliani Meiling
11409002
class A....

1.Yes I have...
Sometimes I imaged my self is successful person....
Have perfect family, career, personality and the other.....
my imagine had made me understand about life only once and I must do the best for my family and also myself....

2.Yes, because my image can make me to fighting in this life...
I can seen my dream from my image, and given me spirit to reach for my dream....^^

Stephani Inesia_11409018 said...

1. Yes, I do have a secret fantasy. Usually it's all about my goals. In my fantasy I will be the famous and professional photographer, thus I will be the rich person. It affects my life because having a fantasy can make me fight to reach my goals.
2. In my opinion, the answer is yes and no.
Yes, because I can motivate myself to pursue my fantasy
No, because if I just make a fantasy without make it real, it is only a wasting time,. Next, if I'm always depend on my fantasy without making a plan to do it then I won't get what I want, plus I will be desperate for I can't reach my fantasy.

Anonymous said...

1.Yes, i often imagine my self become a rich girl like Paris Hilton.everyday she never think too much because everyday she just have fun only hahaha..but,it doesn't affect my life at all..

2.Yes. i think with fantasy we can more spirit to get what we want and fantasy it's free,right?",
a lot of people like fantasy and become real in their life..

FENNY
11409027

prita said...

1. yes, i have. i imagine that i am a rich person. i'll go around the world with my mom and dad, and make them proud of me.
2. yes, because it can make us to do the best to reach our fantasies. so it can help us and support us to be a better person in the future.

-prita ^^
11409050

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Lielie said...

Lili
11409029
1.Yes, i have. I ever imagine that i become a superman.. i can fly so high, help many people, and destroyed bad guys. My fantasy gave me fun, sometimes i laugh,sometimes i felt i become like a real superman.

2.Yes, it is. It gave big affect for me. Because from that moment, i tried to help many people, and tried to fly my dream more high again.

Anonymous said...

Sir, I've just post this comment.but, I forgot to write my name down. sorry, I'll post it once more.

Eirene.D
11409049

1. yes, I do. I've ever imagine that someday I can go around the world. Going in every places that I want, meeting new people in every nations. So that, it needs me to be great in English.As we know, English is a global language. Therefore, it spurs me to learn english more and more.
2. Yes, It is. Having a fantasy is really beneficial. Sometimes fantasy can be our "sanctuary" of the harsh real life and of course, It can be "ourselves spirit" to conquer all of things that block us up to make our dreams come true.

Anonymous said...

natalia
11409032

1. Yes, I do. It was when I was still in high school. I was thinking about how to get free from my aunt's violence. I think that couldn't be come true caused a lot of reason. But, here I'm..The dream came true..

2. That could be yes or no. It can beneficial if I can make the fantasy come true. For me, having fantasy only to make me reach my purpose of life.

and my new fantasy is
"I can understand about literature"
I'm trying....

Della said...

DELVIANA 11409031

1. Yes, I ever imagined myself as a rich bussiness woman who owns many big companies. Then, I will also build a library house (complete and various collections of course) in every slum area, so that everyone (esp. the children) who cannot afford to buy books can read many books ^^. It does affect my life. It's actually something that I've dreamed of since I was in Junior High School. Hope that I can make it..
2. Having fantasy makes your life colorful. Of course, it's beneficial. Having fantasy is totally humane. There are things that we cannot have or achieve. By having fantasies, we can get anything, and we can be anyone as well..

Anonymous said...

Alfa Sara
11409043

1. Yes, i do...when i am in junior high school i have imagination,i wannabe a famous motorbike racer like Valentino Rossi. although i ever experience many accidents.
Yes, it influence my life, i really want become like Valentino Rossi because i want make first record in the world has skill like Rossi and become a first woman motorbike racer.
2.Yes, my imagination very helpful in my life because it can support me to become like my imagination and finally have better life.

Anonymous said...

Grace Patricia 11409034

Everybody has their own secret fantasy. I wanna share my fantasy. I wanna be a spy since I was a child. I imagine that I'm a spy in CIA Agent and I have to spy in terorist basecamp. I also bring the most modern gun - just like James Bond-
YES!!-It affect my life. I become more aware,sometimes I can suspicious of everybody and everything. Maybe I'm " the next Walter Mitty". Fantasy can be more colorfull than just imagine. In imagination, we just think not do it. Fantasy can handle your life directly. Maybe you don't feel it. I think fantasy is bebefical to us. I feel that my fantasy can make me more relax, enjoy my life, and for entertainment. Fantasy is the cheapest entertainment, you don't have to pay to do that. fantasy can be done in many ages, both man&female. So let make great fantasy, and LET'S PLAY!!! :-)

Anonymous said...

Deviany S.A (11409028)

1. Yes, I ever have imagined as a rich person. I can do anything with my money, such as shopping, travelling around the world, and helping the poor people.
My fantasy affects me. It makes me try hard to make it real in my life (not only imagine all the time).
2. I think having a fantasy is beneficial, because it can makes me happy and try hard to make it real in my life..

Cynthia said...

Cynthia ( 11409023 )

1. Yes,I do have fantasies..
Beacuse I can dreaming about anything,whenever and wherever I am..There's one fantasy that always be my fantasy.. Just like Mary Jane in Spiderman, I want to be a singer or playing a role in Broadway's theatre..
It does affect my life..I often be more confident when I sing in concert or recital or even when I sing in G-waLk; and it's fun!

2. Yes, I think having a strong fantasy have beneficials. First, something great starts from dreams. So if you don't dare enough to dream about sth big, you won't make sth big. Second, Life often coloured by dreams. In my opinion, Dreamless = hopeless. Third, Sometimes dreaming can make someone feel happy and sure about sth. Last,having a fantasy will motivate you to do anything to reach tat dream.
In addition, why don't you keep dreaming if it is legal and make you feel better?

alyni tjunarwi 11409026 said...

1. yes i do. actually,it gives me more spirit to reach my own fantasy,, well,, as long as it really possible of course.
2. for me,it is. because having fantasy is very exciting. in my opinion, it can give me more spirit to be better in real life. and it's free to fantasize everything anyway...

Wida Felim Gunawan said...

1. Yes, of course people have an imagination, and it's different for each person to the other person. I had ever imagine to become a famous pianist. I have many students. and I imagine that my students can be continuing my proffesion.
2. Yes, it can support me to reach our dream. With imagination it can make us to always learn and learn until we can reach our dream to be a better person.


Wida Felim G.
11409015

Edward - 黄中山 - エドアード - プラヨゴ said...

Prayogo Edward (114.09.038)

1. I have one, actually. It always encourages me to be "more" in every aspects of my life.

2. Surely. Having fantasy in the right way may give more encourage than anything/anyone else can do. I myself have a fantasy (my secret fantasy) that can give me strength whenever I feel sad/weak. It encourages me to do many things beyond my expectation (better things). So, it's very good to have fantasy in the right way.. :)

VICTOR said...... said...

Victor Samuel K. (114 09 006)

1. yes,I have.I imagine that I want to be a successful man in all(my career,job,household,financial,relationship,healthy,etc).My imagine always to be motivator in my life and it can make me to perseverance for realize it(my imagine)in my life.

2. Yes.Because I think my fantasy can give motivation to me and it can force me to be better,better,and better again than before.And then I think to accomplish great things, we must not only act, but also dream;not only plan, but also believe.
(11409006)

Juwita said...

1. Yes,I have. I want to be the most invincible mathematics teacher. The affect of that dream is make me want to increase my spirit to learn more and more. In fact I got better mathematics' mark in my high school.
2. Yes,because that give me a target to reach my purpose.

Anonymous said...

Amanda - 11409005

1. Yes, I do. I imagine myself as a professional writer who has a lot of bestseller novels. Besides, I also imagine myself as a person who can motivate the others by my writings...
2. Actually sometimes, my fantasies can help me to remember that I have a dream to reach, and find some ways to make my dreams come true. But... sometimes, too, my fantasies make me feel that it's easier to live in a fantasy life than in a reality, just like Walter Mitty. So, I'm too busy with my fantasies and forget that I have to reach it and make my dreams come true...

Anonymous said...

Daniel [11409047]
1.Yes i do,it's very affect my life.
Because i read a self improvement book,there was said " Your Faith is Your Future" so what was i dreaming it will be come true but i must pay for it.
2.Yes,its very beneficial.
In self improvement book it's called AFFIRMATION,what we believed is what we will achieve.
Dream is the key to success i think,if someone didn't dream it then he/she will shocked if somehow and someday they get it.

Anonymous said...

Wynda Pramithasari
11409009

1. Yes, I do have a fantasy, I want to be tall. Sometimes, I want to try to buy the comercial hight product but it's never comes true because my parent never allow me to buy it.

2. Yes, it's. Because I can motivate my self to be confident and that fantasy can make people happy and struggle to reach the fantasy

Anonymous said...

Tania
11409011

1. Of course, but not as extreme as Walter Mitty. Fortunately, it never affect my life. Even if it does, it affect in a good way. For example is if I fantasize as an idol, I try to make lots of friends and train myself in the real world (not just in my fantasy)

2. Sometimes yes. A good amount of fantasy (and in a good way) can help to set a goal for us to achieve and make us push ourselves to better

Ashley said...

1. Yes, I have
sometimes I don't know what is reality and what is fantasy. specially, I just woke up from my fantasy. I always wish I could be wizard. so, Harry potter really helps me to make my fantasy. I think you could make image about my fantasy. but my fantasy is not only in the dream. sometimes, I praticed magic in reality life. I tried to move my pencil without touch. and I dreamed during the class. it means, Fantasy could affect real life.


2. depends on what kind of fantasy. for example, If someone has very bad fantasy like everyday kill people in fantasy It could be that person kill someone easier than other people because in my opinion fantasy can affect to real life. in other hand, if someone would be a hero in daily fantasy. that person could do something like hero this fantasy is beneficial. also, we bored sometimes in our real life. fantasy can pull away bored feeling and stress maybe.
it can be work.

thanks sir

11408043
KIM JEONG HYEON
Ashley.

James-11409039 said...

1. Yes, I do..
When I was child, I had dream, to be businessman who has several cars inside my huge mansion, and in the same time I'm also known as professional music instrument who leads a big orchestra in Surabaya. But sometimes I had a dream to be missioner, preaching them (especially poor children) in order to know who Jesus is, and also teach them math and English so that they could be independent person someday.
Perhaps it is strange for having 2 contradiction dreams.
Well. Actually it's a common answer which comes from our confession that every human being wants to have a better life. That humane do in order to be more and more. It is called "Finding Neverland"
2. I never blame anyone for dreaming. Because everybody has creativity by having imagination. But sometimes it'll be worthless if we just trap in our magnificent imagination and do nothing. so, In my opinion, a good daydreamer is someone that realize what the reality is but still trying to make his/her dream real in order to achieve his/her desire.

Henky said...

1. Yes i do.My secret fantasy is unique and maybe different from the other person hehehehehe.
The secret fantasy doesn't affect my life.
It's just fantasy.
It's not real.
If i imagine my self to be a great motivator

2. No it isn't.
It's only fantasy.It's only our imagine.Sometimes we imagine something but it's useless


Henky K
11409021

Anonymous said...

1. yes i have.my fantasy really encourage me everyday.i always connecting my fantasy with everthing i do and it encourage me too to reach my dream.

2. yes. because it make us to reach our dream and makes our life better.
and of course not boring.

yessica hartono
11409004

Anonymous said...

1. yes, I have.
I sometimes imagine that i will become a success woman in my future. I have my own job, my own money, and my own car. And with that I can make my mother happy. With imagine like that i can force my self to work hard so that I can realize that.
2. Yes, it is. as long as we're not only imagine it, but also try to realize it. because fantasy can help us to find the purpose of our life. if we have purpose of our life, we will make our best to achieve it. in the story of Walter Mitty, he just only imagine himself as an superior guy. he never try to become superior guy. and that is wrong.

felicia
11409109

Marcelin A.S_11409007 said...

1. Yes. Sometimes I imagined that I became a great basketball player or guitarist!! hehe..
It was fun when I thought I was on a stage and playing guitar...
or, imagined when i was dribbling the ball and maybe became a captain at the field, then I could be the winner,, held the trophy.
Little bit affect my life.

2. Yes. My life or my activities can be motivated through my fantasy(ies).

Anonymous said...

Levina
(11409022)

1. Yes :D I love daydreaming, so basically I have a lot of fantasies. One of them is being a heroine of a heroic story since I love playing games. Preferably a female character who mainly supports the main, like the white-magic user type.

2. Sure. The most notable benefit? I can have fun by myself~. Plus, it helps me to be a good writer. Good writers tend to imagine a lot, don't they? Who knows if someday I can be just like as I imagine :3

Sari Mustika-11409025 said...

Sari Mustika
11409025

1. Do you have a secret fantasy?
Yes, I do.
How does it affect your life?
My fantasy enables me to reach anything that i couldn't possible do in my real life. So that i wouldn't be so sad if I can't reach something. It also make me imagine how to do something and the effect whether i do or i don't do something. It has a great deal in my life because i love to imagine and i have a pretty good imagination. i find it refreshing and entertaining and sometimes, scarying


2. Is having a fantasy beneficial?
Yes, It is.
Why you think so?
As I said, fantasy gives me the image how to do something or the effect whether i do or i don't do something. It helps me to deal with things. Fantasy also help me to improve my brain creativity.

Jessica Puspa said...

Jessica Puspa
Class A
11409024
1.Yes,I ever imagine my self as a rich girl,so I can live in America. And if possible,I can married with American guy,then have a cute baby hehe. It affects my life because it can make me to improve my English skill,pronunciation,etc.
2.Yes,it is. I think having a fantasy is beneficial because it can make me try to plan my future. It can also support me to reach my dream,and hope it will come true.

Anonymous said...

1, Yes,I have, because I am a dreamer, but not like Walter Mitty. I dream that I become a success motivator and my life is perfect.
When I am imagining something, I hope that it will become reality in my life.
2. Yes, it is. Because it can support me and I think my imagination is my purpose of life.

-Yenny-
11409013

Reinzka Unola-11409030 said...

1. yeah. i ever imagine that i can be famous people.. i want that my fantasy would be come true..

2.yeah, i think its beneficial..
have a fantasy make us can reach our dreams in real life..



Reinzka Unola
11409030

Eka J . Saimima (11409037) said...

Eka J. Saimima
(11409037)

1. Yes. I ever had a secret life when I was small. It makes me become a person who always thinks in balance of positive and negative point of view of something because our fantasies will not absolutely will realize in our real life.

2. I think "no" and "yes". Sometimes fantasies makes us waste our time with something that might not take us anywhere.
But,, fantasy is also a necessary ingredient in living. It's a way of looking at life through the wrong end of a telescope... and that enables us to laugh at all of life's realities

Anonymous said...

1. Yes I do, Actually it never really affects my life because im always optimistic, im proud of myself.
2. Yes, Because it can make a person creative, and full of imagination.
Antonia Odilia W
11409045