Living the dream or living in reality ?.

Tubsandtiles · 15-01-2011 2:47pm #1

Are you living the dream of what you would do and become or living in reality knowing you have to face the world and put your dreams aside.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2011 2:52pm

i will always chase the dream until i die.

Aspirations always change.

It keeps me on my toes

phasers · 15-01-2011 2:54pm

Can't you do both?

Uriel. · 15-01-2011 2:54pm

There are days I live the dream and there are other days were I live the reality... Sadly reality days are in greater abundance than dream days... But hey, it's all good

tomcruiser · 15-01-2011 2:54pm

f.uck reality

Earthhorse · 15-01-2011 2:56pm

phasers wrote: »

Can't you do both?

Read the OP, it's one or the other.

Lawrence1895 · 15-01-2011 2:58pm

I came to Ireland more than 6 years ago...I was living a dream.

Now, 2011, I am more than in reality

TeddyTedson · 15-01-2011 2:59pm

we're talking about porn, right?

J K · 15-01-2011 2:59pm

Sometimes dreams can indeed come true.

Like when Nancy Thompson grabbed Fred Krueger before her deliberately set alarm clock woke her up, thus bringing Freddy into the real world where he could be killed.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2011 3:00pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

Read the OP, it's one or the other.

It not restricted to one or the other ted, OP assumes it is one or the other. Phasers questioned it

Have a happy period :pac:

Tubsandtiles · 15-01-2011 3:07pm

By saying "put your dreams aside" I mean you can only either live your dream or live in reality, and I cant see how you could do both as reality is the moment when you have not went out and made your dream an actual reality

phasers · 15-01-2011 3:09pm

"putting your dreams aside" implies that you've stopped trying to achieve what you want in life and have just settled for a mediocre existance.

Earthhorse · 15-01-2011 3:14pm

snyper wrote: »

It not restricted to one or the other ted, OP assumes it is one or the other.

In reality, maybe, but in this thread the OP makes the rules. It's like his tiny verison of the Matrix.

Have a happy period :pac:

Thanks, you too.

Iwannahurl · 15-01-2011 3:15pm

Reality is merely an illusion, although a very persistent one.

A real genius said that. Wish I had. Sigh...

PeakOutput · 15-01-2011 3:17pm

i live in reality, luckily reality happens to correlate very closely with my dreams and right now there is nothing standing in my way to do and achieve exactly what i want

Tubsandtiles · 15-01-2011 3:19pm

"Just settled for a mediocre existance" or faced reality that Dreams cant come true but you can live a happy "mediocre" life, I am not trying to being a depressive guy here or Politician even worse

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2011 3:21pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

In reality, maybe, but in this thread the OP makes the rules. It's like his tiny verison of the Matrix.

Thanks, you too.

If the OP asked if i support Man United or Ireland.

Well - i support both.

Im still chasing the dream, it tougher to achieve as i need to live in reality too, but i wont give up on my aspiration

TanG411 · 15-01-2011 3:22pm

I always live my dream.

Earthhorse · 15-01-2011 3:31pm

snyper wrote: »

If the OP asked if i support Man United or Ireland.

Well - i support both.

If the OP asked whether I like McVitie's Chocolate Digestives or Jacob's Chocolate Digestives I would say one or the other, even if I liked both, because the OP's happiness matters to me.

scientific1982 · 15-01-2011 3:37pm

Living in reality until I can live my dream.

Agricola · 15-01-2011 3:45pm

Cant believe no-one has posted the "Dougal with the diagram" picture yet!

Doublin · 15-01-2011 3:47pm

snyper wrote: »

If the OP asked if i support Man United or Ireland.

Well - i support both.

Im still chasing the dream, it tougher to achieve as i need to live in reality too, but i wont give up on my aspiration

Exactly, if what you think 'living the dream' or 'mediocre existence' are influenced from outside opinions, or by some unrealistic expectation from yourself, you're only creating unnecessary/damaging pressure on yourself. You need a balance between the two, nothing wrong with either.

I think it's something you learn with age & why I always look at what makes my grandparents generation tick when wondering about what matters most.

AckwelFoley · 15-01-2011 3:49pm

Earthhorse wrote: »

the OP's happiness matters to me.

The internet needs more like you :pac:

Misty Chaos · 15-01-2011 3:58pm

I see plenty of people who have given up their dreams and settled for mediocrity everyday, everywhere because it was too hard or things got in the way or they were too impatient owing to a ' want this now ' mentality.

I know a lot of people my age who are doing the same as well for various reasons, I shudder to think what they'll be like in 20 years time.

I know way too many drunks as well, that is what I feel happens when you give up your dreams for mediocrity, you become bitter and end up using drink and drugs to escape the bitterness, even if only for a while.

Don't get me wrong, we all need to live in reality but the problem occurs when people think dreams and reality can't co-exist, its either one or the other and try and force that onto others. Thats just wrong.

Myself, I'll keep my dreams close to me, its taking me a LOT longer than expected to achieve them but I know that I will ALWAYS find a way to get there so I'll just plow on.

Cheap Thrills! · 15-01-2011 4:32pm

I don't have any 'dreams' ....I tend to just live in reality and not question it really.

Does everyone have dreams?

Tubsandtiles · 15-01-2011 4:48pm

Everyone has something in life they want but cant have

catbear · 15-01-2011 5:02pm

I've seen enough to know that my day to day reality is for many people in this world a dream and their reality is my nightmare.

Redlion · 15-01-2011 5:04pm

I'm living in a glass case of emotion!

fontanalis · 15-01-2011 5:33pm

Misty Chaos wrote: »

I see plenty of people who have given up their dreams and settled for mediocrity everyday, everywhere because it was too hard or things got in the way or they were too impatient owing to a ' want this now ' mentality.

I know a lot of people my age who are doing the same as well for various reasons, I shudder to think what they'll be like in 20 years time.

I know way too many drunks as well, that is what I feel happens when you give up your dreams for mediocrity, you become bitter and end up using drink and drugs to escape the bitterness, even if only for a while.

Don't get me wrong, we all need to live in reality but the problem occurs when people think dreams and reality can't co-exist, its either one or the other and try and force that onto others. Thats just wrong.

Myself, I'll keep my dreams close to me, its taking me a LOT longer than expected to achieve them but I know that I will ALWAYS find a way to get there so I'll just plow on.

It depends on what the dream is.
Some peoples happy life is a know it all back packers idea of a mediocre existence.

RichieC · 15-01-2011 5:34pm

A dream like reality.

15-01-2011 5:36pm

I'm chasing a dream now for the next few years.. The overall plan I have is a bit mad but fairly doable and should be good fun.

Tubsandtiles · 15-01-2011 6:05pm

I would like to give you some of my money just incase you make the next new Facebook looking website...hands you contract

--LOS-- · 15-01-2011 6:19pm

I would say neither at the minute

Columbia · 15-01-2011 6:29pm

At the moment I'm 22, about to finish my research thesis, with enough money in the bank to let me lead whatever life I want to for the next 2-3 years, a 3-year relationship with a girl I love and currently living with my best friend. There are stresses, but this right now is living the life as far as I'm concerned. If I weren't happy now then I'm pretty sure I never would be.

Living the dream or living in reality ?.

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