DAY -- 261 More Dreams Part Two

I have been thinking all day about dreams.  I know that most people work in a place that they do not like, they just work for the money.  They don't enjoy what they do but endure because they do not want to find another one.  The unknown is hard to tackle.

These people cannot dream, are afraid of dreaming. They have convinced themselves that dreaming does no good, so they put up with a less than desirable situation.  Do we do the same?  Why are some people afraid of dreaming.

I guess some do not dream because of the devastation of not realizing that dream.  I remember on my mission I was with a companion I was not comfortable with.  Transfers were coming and I "knew" that he was going to be transferred because we couldn't get along.  I "dreamed" that I would soon have a better companion.   Well the day came and went, and I was indeed devastated.  What a lesson. 

I also know the depression of having dreams, believing in dreams and then having them turn into nightmares.  When I purchased the bowling alley in Brigham City, I had dreams of so much success.  The economy came and totally changed any success into much less than what my dreams and hopes were at the beginning. 

So if that is the depression that awaits those who dream, those who can think of and work toward dreams and then fails, some feel that dreaming is not worth the probability of failing at that dream.  Many say everyone should just be satisfied with circumstances which are present now in your life and do not dream.

I don't believe that.  I endorse Elder Hollands counsel to dream and work toward those dreams,  even if one dreams of very challenging event or goal.  As I have thought about this question whether dreaming was worth the possibility of failing and not achieving, I still endorse Elder Holland.

Dreaming is a joy.  Imagining possibilities that "could" one day happen can create something to look forward to.  Working toward a dream or a vision is also a joy.  It can give us strength to carry on, to strive to realize those dreams, and it teaches us a lesson.

I suggest that we should always dream.  I will convince Bonnie that, though it may be difficult to imagine how and when, she needs to dream of the time when she can purchase a new wardrobe.  "We must work toward their realization...:" says Elder Holland.  If we never realize each dream, we will learn as we strive to realize each dream.  Dream dreams and see visions.  I am in favor, considering it all. I, at least for one person, will continue to dream.  But that brings up another challenge, for my good wife....  Tomorrow will deal with that.