Re: Opinion: Don't Follow Your Dream

Apparently, a lot of damage has been done to childrens work ethic as a result of the seemingly harmless saying "follow your dream". They expect their dreams to be handed to them on a silver platter, when really acheiving one's dreams takes time and hard work. People who achieve success in their fields didn't just have a dream. They sacrificed and actually practiced at whatever it is they want to do. The idea of preparing oneself for excellence has somehow disappeared. The world is full of people who have dreams but no plans, desires but no talent, talent but no work ethic. The only advice author Harrison Solow had was "Don't follow your dream. Do what it takes to earn it. To achieve it. To be worthy of it. Because if you don't, it will never, ever, really be yours." Before reading this article, I never gave much thought to how lazy this generation really is. To just think having a dream will take you there is pretty dumb. You really do need to chase after it and do whatever it takes to obtain it. Loafting around and just cruising through school isn't going to get you a Bachelors Degree in History. Harrisons opinion of the matter is pretty obvious, and I agree. Don't follow your dream. Earn it.