Dreamers - Hackdot

Re:Dreamers by iamwil on Sunday May 31, 2009 @10:10PM (#635370)

Depending on what you've lived through, what that snippet derides might not sound too bad. I mean, for those from war torn places, immigrants who worked hard, a secure job to take care of your family and see your children grow up isn't a bad dream at all. We simply have the luxury of making that our baseline.

If anything, my take-away is to recognize that those things aren't bad in it of themselves, but just don't mistake the dreams of others for your own.

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Re:Dreamers by tdavis on Sunday May 31, 2009 @11:11PM (#635447)

Right, so I wasn't saying that having a "normal job" is objectively bad, merely that in certain circumstances people have a tendency to "settle" for their lives and mistake rationalized contentment for happiness. I used it as an example since it's something many people in this particular country (U.S.) can relate to -- or could, if they took the time to look at their lives.

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Re:Dreamers by Dunbar on Sunday May 31, 2009 @10:26PM (#635394)

"What power would hell have if those imprisoned here would not be able to dream of heaven?" -- Dream, From Neil Gaiman's Sandman

So yes, take care when choosing your dreams.

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