“The future belongs to those who
believe in their dreams.” - Eleanor Roosevelt
Some people dream while some daydream
and both have pros and cons. The dreaming has more pros while the daydreaming
has more cons. It is a well-admitted fact that everyone wants to achieve
success in this world. However, a few people dream and many daydream. In fact,
what is essential is to dream more to achieve more in life. Here is the
difference between the dreaming and the daydreaming.
Dream
vs. Daydream
Dream is the one that doesn’t allow
you to sleep. It enhances your inspiration to accomplish great things in your
life. In contrast, daydream is a mere fantasy and beating around the bush in an
imaginative world without any outcome. Although daydreaming is good in some
aspects it is bad in many aspects especially when you want to achieve success
in life.
Daydreaming is a state of an
undisciplined mind which is often attributed with laziness. At the same time,
some of the scientists are daydreamers who used it productively to unlock their
creativity. Research shows that people who are in creative careers such as
composers, novelists and filmmakers daydreamed to develop new ideas. For instance, Thomas Edison used daydreaming
for his creative work. Dr Jonathan Schooler, psychologist at the University of
California once remarked, “For creativity you need your mind to wander but you
also need to be able to notice that you’re mind wandering and catch the idea
when you have it. If Archimedes had come up with a solution in the bathtub but
didn’t notice he’d had the idea, what good would it have done him?” That means
people from creative careers daydreamed and tapped their ideas for invention
and execution.
Ken
and Ben – A Story on Dreaming and Daydreaming
Here is an inspiring and striking
story of two Indian students. Ken and Ben were good brothers who loved each
other. Ken always dreamed and worked
very hard to accomplish his goals. He was committed and dedicated. Whatever the
task was assigned, he did with excellence. He was highly ambitious and focused.
He wanted to pursue his higher education – Master of Science (MS) in America
after completion of his engineering education in India. He started working hard
and scored higher marks and grades. He passed in the tests in India to get an
entry for higher education in America. He got scholarship to pursue MS in
America. In contrast, his brother Ben always daydreamed without any focus on
studies. He mostly lived in his imaginative world rather than in the realistic
world. As a result, he failed academically. Finally, he realized that
daydreaming doesn’t work and started working hard academically. Ben cleared his
backlogs of exams in his engineering education and somehow managed to acquire his
engineering degree. He finally settled for higher education in India. From this
story, it is obvious that to dream is good and to daydream is bad.
Here is the difference between Ken and
Ben: Ken had a stable mind while Ben had an unstable mind. Ken foresaw the
future while Ben realized it later. Ken worked with focus while Ben had a
wavering mind. The only solace is that Ben realized his mistake and fell in the
academic track quickly to achieve success in life. Do you like to be Ken or Ben? The answer is
obvious that everyone wants to be Ken.
To dream is good, to aim high is
great. But laziness and lack of focus are the biggest enemies to success which
are often associated with daydreaming. Hence,
dream but don’t daydream to achieve great success to provide meaning to your
life.
"The key to happiness is having
dreams; the key to success is making them come true." - James Allen
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