Question of the Day

[ayoub]

Is it better to risk everything to realise your dream, or to limit your dreams?

Comments

[childeofloki.livejournal.com]

What is the worth of your dream if you fear to dream it?

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Good answer... but then, pain can make you fear to dream, so can having those dreams broken repeatedly.

[huggscancer.livejournal.com]

if you dont have dreams, whats there to live for?

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Maybe the dreams have been shattered by others?

[wait.livejournal.com]

What if you don't need to risk anything to realize your dream?

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

That makes you very lucky :)

[f-l-i-r-t.livejournal.com]

I don't feel you have to 'risk everything' to realise dreams, but maybe that is just my perspective. I guess I live my life based on my dreams, as in I know what I want and desire so I live my life working towards realising said dreams. Not very romantic, or daring, but gets me there in the end.

I believe dreams are like a to do list, things I will do or have or be, rather then just wishful thinking.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Let's say your dream means you risk a lot, what then?

[ex-nothingto835.livejournal.com]

this is difficult. risking everything is maybe a bit strong, and i think it depends on what dream you have. i was once ready to risk everything for a very big dream, but i recently realised it wasn't worth it. i think, to risk everything, it has to be a very strong dream, a dream you've had for ages, and a dream you know will change your life for the better. but at the same thing, i don't think anyone should limit their dreams. reach for the stars, and all that.


p.s. i love these questions of the day of yours! it's the most thinking i do in a day :)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Limiting dreams is never a good thing... Risking everything on a belief, that your dream will come true, is me. I'd do it, no question.

Thanks :D

[maeghanne.livejournal.com]

I think one must attempt to maintain a modest amount of realism with regard to dreaming, otherwise you will be sorely disapointed. That being said, reality is relative. Once you have distinguished your parameters for what is acceptable to aspire to... DONT EFFING STOP!!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

[inmyocean.livejournal.com]

One has to determine how important that dream is, and then how much are they willing to give up to obtain it, realise it. Not all dreams are worth someone's everything. Some are figments of the real thing. With no true worth. So why give up everything for a figment of smoke .... that one can never hold onto ...

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

But what if the dream is?

[mighty-rontor.livejournal.com]

Some folks would tell you that it's better to risk everything to follow that dream because even if you fail, you can look back and know that you did your best. The fact is, however, that hindsight is both 20/20 and 50/50. More on that later.

The trouble with chasing one's dream is that if one has never been goal-oriented, one can easily risk things stupidly for something that, in the long run, might not be worthy of one's commitments. Goal-oriented people know how to manage their lives in order to pursue what they want. It's their lifestyle and an ingrained part of their psyche. Within their minds is the capacity to see what went wrong on the road to their conquests with crystal clarity. For them, hindsight is 20/20. Those who aren't generally speaking as goal-oriented sometimes succeed or sometimes fail. When they fail, they don't move on to the next project in their lives. Instead, they dwell on their shattered dreams wondering what would've, could've, should've happened, in the land of "if only." For them, hindsight is 50/50. For them, failure rots the dream. These are the people who chase the dream without knowing that they are running on worn leg stumps. They are like ghosts, still alive, haunting their dreams. They are stalkers.

Honestly, I think that the answer to the question is this: How consuming is the dream?

My 2 quid.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Good answer :)

[msshopaholic.livejournal.com]

I tend to be a risk averse person, so I would say limit your dreams.. but I am learning so much with this new phase of life. Maybe a happy balance is the key.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

A new phase of life is also a time for rebirth :)

[reynold.livejournal.com]

To dream or not to dream, that is the question!

For the longest time, I limited/elimitated my dreaming. Grew up being tempted by dreams that could never be fullfilled, learned to not dream and to only plan for the immediate future. It's not a fun way to live life. Slowly, and increasingly in speed, I am letting myself dream again.

As intellegent beings, we need hope. It gets us through the rough and hard times of our lives. Dreams provide that hope. To limit them, especially to the extreme of eliminating them, is to shatter ourselves. But to dream the impossible is to do the same.

I want to cry out "Risk everything, follow your dream" but find myself saying "...but it is not just everything of mine I risk, but of those who depend on me as well." To me, it is a balance and depends on your situation. If all you risk is yours, then risk everything for your dreams. Just be careful that you are not waking up one day to find yourself jousting against windmills.

(I know, I'm wimping out on an answer but it's my two cents. :-) )

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

A very good answer :)

[evergladesqueen.livejournal.com]

im not much of a dreamer!
*hugs*

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:)

[nyc-poet.livejournal.com]

if you yearn for that dream don't just chase it; catch it...there might be obstacles and pain involved in turning that dream into reality, but you should do it...it's worth it...not many people believed in me that i could publish a book, but i did it all by myself and it felt so damn good to rub their faces in it and i felt accomplished, i am independent and can catch my dreams, i can do what i want! :D so, risk it all to catch that dream of yours ♥ ~Sam~

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Agreed :)

[lilgeorgiawhore.livejournal.com]

Risk everything :-)

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

:D

[hyrukpyo.livejournal.com]

i would only limit my dreams, if the risk were my family or if my dream had the potential to harm others

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

A very good philosophy...

[fox-bard.livejournal.com]

Depends on the dream.

If your dream is utterly important to your survival, then yes, risk everything.

If it's just a side quest that will be more trouble than it is worth... either wait for a better time or edit the dream.

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Well answered :)

[miriyasterling.livejournal.com]

Best to look back and know you di it all. Not to look back and wonder what might have been...

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Agreed :)

Answer in wonky free form!

[kalquessa.livejournal.com]

Plant the seeds of many dreams
tend every vine and bloom that dares to grow
water with hope, warm with the light of love
prune and cultivate with faith and joy

the dreams that die may be buried
left to lie beneath the good soil of the heart
enriching it for new roots and new life
fresh young dreams will grow tall
on the strength of those long dead

the seeds that are never planted
dry and wither
and one day, unnoticed,
blow away

Re: Answer in wonky free form!

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

Very good answer :)

[suburbiadaze.livejournal.com]

the bible commands u to risk everything

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

It does :)

[shadowshape.livejournal.com]

I consider myself lucky to have a healthy working relationship with my dreams;
they tell me stuff; I work with it; then we move on.
they guide me beyond risk
love and blessed be
xxx

[ayoub.livejournal.com]

That is very lucky :)