How Real Can You Get?

Realists are people who look at the world according to its objective facts. They see the world in its literal form and do not focus on its abstract and idealistic ideas. Basically realists are people who practice realism.

I'm a bit of a realist myself. I only believe and consider things that are somewhat objective facts. One of my top principles is to be realistic. There is no point putting all your beliefs and trust upon something which deep down you know isn't achievable or maybe the chances of it happening are low. Yes, we can dream and hope but not to an extent that we somehow convinced ourselves that it can actually happen. Because if we do believe in something fantasy so bad then we're making ourselves vulnerable to something hard and cold which we call - reality.

The way one should handle a perfect balance between fantasy and reality is to not treat both of them with impudence. One usually starts with a dream or fantasy which he/she would really yearn to achieve. He/she could choose to continue dwelling within his/her fantasy bubble or to assess and analyze his/her current real situation and concluding whether that dream can
attained. Dreams can be great motivators and triggers to real action plans. But actually it depends on the dream itself. If it really is something out of this world that it's best to obviate that dream.

Personally, one of the worst dreams to have is to dream to meet your favourite actor/singer. Well I'm not saying it's bad or what but it is definitely a waste of time because I very much doubt your favourite actor/singer will know who you are and appreciate all the time you spent fantasizing about them. So be realistic and realize that your favourite actor/singer aren't a god/goddess. They're ordinary people like you and me making business out of a huge array of dreamers.

With that being said, learn to discern between what is realistic or not. It is not necessarily wrong to dream and hope because those are the precursors to success. Just be real.