Observation:

Believing that your dreams are supposed to come true, that your dreams are important, is a form of narcissism.

Pursue your visions all you like, but there’s no God-given right for you to have them realized.

If all my dreams came true, this would be a horrible world. I’m not speaking of my nightmares. I’m talking about my allegedly pure and noble dreams, my visions and aspirations. People will get steamrolled if I have my way with the Truth.

This is the very definition of our time: that it persuades us, against our better judgment, to believe that we are entitled to the realization of our fantasies.

LATER:

Hard work in the furthering of your dreams is fine. It’s entitlement to them that’s the issue — your dreams are not owed to you, you earn them.

We all dream of a better life. Who decides whether your better life is more valid than the ones whose dreams may suffer if yours are realized?

Twain’s “mysterious stranger” was more on track than we would like to think.