I love the story of Joseph in the Old Testament. If ever there was a dreamer, it was he. In his dreams, Joseph saw many things that predicted his future. Marvelous things, unspeakable things.
I love the quote from Hans Selye: realistic people with practical aims are rarely as realistic and practical in the long run of things as the dreamers who pursue their dreams.
But what does that mean? How do those delightful words translate into real life?
I believe dreamers accept reality without losing the vision. They have a healthy acceptance of what is without losing sight of what can be. They deal with the struggles of today, knowing the future can be different.
Dreamers know no dream is ever realized without suffering. Think of Joseph of the Old Testament. He first experienced enslavement, false accusation and imprisonment before his dreams were realized.
To imagine a dream will not come with costs is to be unrealistic. Scott Peck speaks to this when he writes: Great leaders, when wise and well, are likely to endure degrees of anguish unknown to the common person.
That is the path of the true dreamer. It is our call to be great leaders. It invites us not to forget even while we endure. To never lose sight of what can be.
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