In the movie, Contact, as father and daughter are looking at the stars one night, the daughter asks…."Dad, do you think we’re alone in the universe?" and Dad says….."If we are, it sure would seem like a waste of space"

This may not be the exact wording, but you get the idea and it’s the same with ourselves. What is the point of existing without dreams, plans or ideas of what we want to do with our lives, no matter how far out or extreme they may seem?

Sure we all have responsibilities like providing for a family or even just getting ourselves through every day, but what’s the point, if that’s all there is?

In another movie called ConAir, there’s a guy on the plane who is insane ( he kills people and drives them around in his car with him) but he considers insanity is getting up every morning going to work for the same company for 40 years and then at the end of the 40 years they tell you to p*ss off.

Okay, driving dead people around with you is obviously for the mentally unstable, but from his point of view, 40 years of routine and then being asked to go away, is insanity.

I’m not criticising anyone who is devoted to their work, I just suppose that some people are happy doing what others consider to be unacceptable.

A life without dreams…….seems like an awful waste.

Richard

PS Some people say there don’t have a choice, they don’t have time for dreams, because they’re too busy just living. I think they’re afraid of what might actually happen if they did dream a little and consider the possibilities. Some people fear success, because they know that along the way they may have to change even a little and that can be the hardest thing you can ever do.