I was in Grapevine Books early this today when an employee asked me which school my ring was from. I let her know it was a ring from A&M to which she replied, “Oh did you just get it.”
Of course, this whole dialog reminded me of how young I look. I left the store thinking about how I look forward to the day that I look more like an adult than a high school student. As I drove off, I wondered why I was so concerned about impressions and why they caused me to wish for things I don’t have.
You see, I “dream” of the day that I look older. Ironically, older people dream of being young (see any birthday card as an example). Single people dream of not being single. Others dream for more money or a better job. Some married folks dream of being single again. Everyone dreams of things, but the question to ask is, do we waste our times dreaming about certain things?
Don’t get me wrong: dreams aren’t bad. But I think we waste a lot of energy dreaming about worthless things. All of things I mentioned above require a shift of perspective, not a shift of reality. Reality stays the same, and the key for us to enjoy what we have now, and dream of the things that we can actually effect.