Being Realistic

(Not all of this is necessarily true. Some of these situations are made up, so don't take me incredibly serious)

Recently, I've heard a lot of people saying things like "Come on, get real" or "Be realistic, bro!" So tell me this, people, define realistic.

Let me give you an example. I know for a fact that it is completely unrealistic for me to have a teen crush on Harry Potter. No, not Daniel Radcliffe (although, that's still pretty unrealistic) but Harry Potter, the fictional character. 99.9% of people will agree with me on that (the other .1% is a little crazy .__.)

But, on the other hand, who's to say that it's unrealistic of me to fall for someone whom I know? Or, to bring education into this, who is allowed to tell me that my dream of becoming an award winning actress/musician is not practical? I'll be honest, I'm not the best actress. I'm an average musician. But, with a lot of effort and practice, can't I dream that I'll be recognized for one of these things someday?

So, when your friend says to you "Dude, Emma Stone is so hot. I'm going to marry her someday" you can laugh, because that is a bit unrealistic. But if a bro tells you "Someday, I want to go to the Olympics for table tennis" in a serious manner, don't laugh at that bro's dreams. That's not cool. Sure, you may think it's a bit of a stretch, but with a lot of hard work and dedication, maybe you'll be good friends with a table tennis Olympic gold medalist in the future.

Without crazy hopes and dreams, we wouldn't have some of the inspirational people we have today.

So, every once in a while, be unrealistic. Be impractical. Be nonsensical. Just do it and be proud of it. Don't let people tear you down from it, and don't tear others down (:

Now that I'm done ranting...

--Caitlyn