In his wild imagination, a man lived the lives of famous people, enjoyed their celebrity status and socialized with their closest friends. His family became concerned with his more frequent "escapes from reality" and encouraged him to see a psychiatrist.
After several sessions, the psychiatrist announced, "Congratulations, Mr. Jones, you're a healed man."
"What a lousy cure," responded his patient. "Before I was famous, and now I'm a nobody."
Was he actually delusional or looking to fulfill a dream? I'll leave that to the professionals to decide, but really, haven't we all imagined a bigger, better, more exciting life at some time?
I'm a big believer in dreaming. That's how I started my envelope-manufacturing company and became a writer and a speaker. Show me someone who doesn't dream about the future and I'll show you someone who doesn't know where he or she is going.
Actor Kevin Costner said: "I'm a big fan of dreams. Unfortunately, dreams are our first casualty in life — people seem to give them up, quicker than anything, for a 'reality.' "
Life is full of people who believed in themselves and their dreams. For example, writer W.P. Kinsella envisioned an Iowa corn farmer and a dream to reunite a deceased father and son for a game of baseball. He turned his dream into the novel "Shoeless Joe," which later resulted in the blockbuster movie "Field of Dreams."
British philosophical writer James Allen wrote: "Dream lofty dreams, and as you dream, so shall you become. Your vision is the promise of what you shall one day be. Be bold with your dreams! Aim high. Create your own 'field of dreams.' "