The Cost of a Dream

The Cost of a Dream

           What does a dream cost? There are many aspects that we must consider.  As with any item one would appraise, we must pick a dream apart to find its true value. Not all dreams are equal, and not all dreams are feasible, but every dream has a value, a cost that must be discovered before it can be purchased or achieved.

          

          We must first know what kind of dream we are appraising. This is perhaps the most complicated part, for how do we endeavor to classify or categorizing something as a priori as our dreams? We must then observe the size and scope of the dream, the feasibility, the time-span, the difficulty, and its intent. These are all essential components to a dream that will affect our appraisal of it.

We finally must look at the dreamer to understand the value of the dream. The most important question is - what is the dream worth to the dreamer? As in reality, a consumer rarely spends a vast amount on any product they feel is worth less than the currency paid. The worth of a dream is often what determines the individual’s level of pursuit.

This pursuit, this chase, is the catalyst, the philosopher’s stone that takes an idea, aspiration, or ideological thought, and changes it into reality.  Only when a dream becomes reality can we understand the veracity of its value.

What we find is this: Our dreams cost only as much as we are willing to pay to see them become reality.

           

Seth Hock - 2011