Day Dream Construct
All men dream, but not equally. Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their minds wake in the day to find that it was vanity; but the dreamers of the day are dangerous men, for they may act their dream with open eyes, to make it possible. – Lawrence of Arabia (Thomas Edward Lawrence)(1888-1935) British Soldier, Arabist, and Writer
My own experience in life validates the truth of both Albert and the Arabian. My dreams of night quickly fade away. Unless they are especially weird they are almost immediately as hard to remember as what we may have watched or read 3 days ago (or even last night). But day dreams combined with creative action have tremendous potential and endless possibilities.
Do I wish for a better relationship with my children, or a more positive workplace, or a better education….or do I dream of one? All are equally empty of promise unless I take ACTION and do something and begin to make it real and work to create it.
My neighbor, Marcos Ortega, recently said to me, “I am the Vice President of good ideas. Now if I could just figure out how to get paid for them.”
I can so relate to that…. I have never been paid for an idea or dream that I didn’t make real…or at least begin to make real. We must be day dreamers and dream builders if we are to become the “dangerous men” that make positive change possible.
Dream On!
Kirk Out
February 13th, 2013 at 8:46 am
I can so relate to this. I think this is an important message which I pass on to my teams and also my friends and family. I used to live and work in a city in the UK and there I have a friend who would talk often of his dream which was to emigrate to Spain. He would describe his life there with his wife and the things he would do when he got there – over the 10 years I knew him, our conversations would often get round to sandy beaches and a more relaxed lifestyle. Somewhile later, after visiting Australia I decided I wanted to move there. We had a great time sharing our dreams for a few months (as they were so similar). But then I quit, upped sticks and moved my husband and our two children to the other side of the world within a few months of initially talking to him about it. I recall him being very surprised at my decision to do it and I remember saying to him, “there is a big difference between dreams and plans”. I think that it is also important to know that there is a big difference between dreams and reality. Having said that, after 3 years of hard work in another country where I knew virtually no-one and had to almost restart my career, it was all worth it. Sometimes it is a bit hum-drum and occasionally it is hard being so far from old friends and family but most of the time I really am, living the dream.
Sarah