I wish I had a deeper knowledge of Philosophy and its history sooner than two years ago. I've been writing for 22 years now, short fiction and screenplays mostly and Philosophy would have helped a lot over its 20 year absence from my Imagination scope. But, we should heed the words of Bob Dylan -- 'Don't look back.' He was a smart motherfucker. To the now and the future. The past can only be remembered.

I find comfort and solace in the knowledge that writing and philosophy are very similar. Writing is putting your thought/Imagination to paper. Philosophy is thought/Imagination. Put it to paper, boom, same same. I write, so I am a Writer. I think and write about it, so I am a Philosopher. I guess I've been a Philosopher this whole time, it just wasn't defined in my mind.

If you want to be something, do what that something does and you will be it. If you want to be great at something, repeat the first step a lot. Persist and you will become the great something that you wanted to be. Listen to your heart and guts. They'll show you the way.

Now, I return to our discussion on the Philosophy of the Imagination as a proper Philosopher. Let's provoke thought and mine for the profound. Philosophy kicks fucking ass!