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Originally Posted by C33  Their view of life is: do what you can do, not what you wish to do. |
Is this something they have said? If so, you can use it directly. If they haven't, the following will only antagonize them, so a grain of salt, if you will.
What can you do? You can dream, imagine,
What do they wish? To keep you "on the ground".
So, ask them to follow their own advice.
To follow up on what Angela said, oftentimes, you will need others' help to achieve your dreams. Take your friends' pessimism as an opportunity to learn how to turn others to you. Learn how to pitch and persuade, to inspire others with it, etc. It's a terribly useful skill, and one that dreamers tend to lack all too much.
Speaking from experience, me.
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