Over the weekend, I saw The Secret Life of Walter Mitty. It is a simple wonderful movie stared by Ben Stiller. He plays a day dreamer who dreams of heroism and doing great things.
Not many would admit that but I totally understand Walter Mitty. I am just like Walter Mitty. Since young I would day dream of heroic things that I would save the day and walk among the greatest on earth. Probably this is why many of us enjoy watching movies, a sense of escapism and to be away from the life that we are living.
For many of my day dreams, I dream of running my own business, signing deals, enjoy financial freedoms and send my kids to university. That was my dream and I dream of it everyday. I have tried many times and many times I lose steam and have failed spectacularly. It was only through the support of a friend and family members where we are able to start something on our own.
In the movie, Walter said he actually day dream less after he embarked on his remarkable journey. I did day dream less but was I living the dream? Not really. Starting a business is a lot of hardwork none of the scenarios that I dream actually came true. Maybe not yet. Was it a nightmare? Not really as well.
I supposed it is better than living a life where we dream our life away. Walter Mitty only dream about the good parts of life. There is no effort required, there was no pain or any frustration. Maybe the only frustration was getting back into reality. That is not life! In life, there is always challenges and frustrations. Day dream gives you the possibilities. A hook or an sense of target to encourage you to take that journey.
It is ok to day dream and think of the wonderful things of life. In fact, I encourage it. While dreaming for it, imagine yourself what would it take to live the dream? You may already have the solution. Go for it. Who knows, you may not need to day dream anymore.
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