Realizing Our Dreams...Friend or Foe?

Dreams. I've written about them before. They're tricky things, you know. We have our dreams. We spend a lot of time wishing, hoping, and fantasizing about what would happen to ourselves and our lives if our dreams were to come true.

But there's a rub to it all. We idealize our dreams. In them, everything works perfectly. There are no snags, no hiccups, no bumps in the road. We all know better than that, don't we? There is no such thing as a perfect life. It is rare for things to work out exactly as we plan.

Those of us who are fully aware of that fact might have a problem. We are a little apprehensive when it comes to the idea of pursuing our dreams and moving them from Dreamworld into Reality Central. See, we like our perfect little fantasy world. It gives us hope. It gives us something about which to feel anticipatory. If our dreams were to come true, we might be disappointed. Disappointment is something we don't want. It would be less than perfect. We know that. So, we hide those wishes away. We keep them close to ourselves and don't work to make them happen in order to protect our fantasies.

WHY?

If we have the ability to look at our dreams with a logical eye and critical thought, then we will see them for what they are. We will recognize what can't be perfect and accept it. After thinking it all through, we should be able to make the crucial decision: is the dream worth the pursuit or not?

Since this is my blog, I have no problem revealing my opinion on the matter. All things considered, it is my belief that dreams are worth the chase. If the thought of the dream still makes us happy even after analyzing the hard truth, there shouldn't be anything that would stop our quest to make Dreamworld embrace Reality Central.