You don’t question Providence. If you can’t have the reality, a dream is just as good.
Interpretation
Accepting reality is vital, but dreams can offer solace when reality falls short.
Ray Bradbury's quote reflects the importance of accepting what life presents to us, symbolized by the term 'Providence,' which suggests a divine power guiding our fate. It encourages the idea that while we may not always attain our desires or the 'reality' we seek, holding onto dreams can provide comfort and a sense of purpose as we navigate life's challenges.
In practice
During a motivational speech about resilience, you could illustrate the importance of dreams when real-life obstacles seem overwhelming.
I've written about 2,000 short stories; I've only published 300 and I feel I'm still learning. Any man who keeps working is not a failure. He may not be a great writer, but if he applies the old fashioned virtues of hard, constant labor, he'll eventually make some kind of career for himself as a writer. Ray Bradbury, 1967 interview (Doing the Math - that means for every story he sold, he wrote six "un-publishable" ones. Keep typing!)
I never went to college, so I went to the library.
There must be something in books, something we can’t imagine, to make a woman stay in a burning house; there must be something there. You don’t stay for nothing.
I think the sun is a flower, That blooms for just one hour.
The first thing a writer should be is - excited. He should be a thing of fevers and enthusiasms. Without such vigor, he might as well be out picking peaches or digging ditches; God knows it'd be better for his health.
You can't try to do things; you simply must do them.
In a controversy, the instant we feel anger, we have already ceased striving for truth and have begun striving for ourselves.
When the water starts boiling it is foolish to turn off the heat.
Why ask for truth," Ser Barristan said softly, "if you close your ears to it?
Let us be silent, that we may hear the whispers of the gods.
Begin where you are. Read every word, every phrase, every paragraph of the mind, as it operates through thought.
Men have been taught that it is a virtue to agree with others. But the creator is the man who disagrees. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to swim with the current. But the creator is the man who goes against the current. Men have been taught that it is a virtue to stand together. But the creator is the man who stands alone.
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