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.
Don't argue for other people's weaknesses. Don't argue for your own. When you make a mistake, admit it, correct it, and learn from it / immediately.
I think it's easy to stop smoking; it's just hard not to commit a felony after you stop.
Pain serves a purpose. Without it you are in danger. What you cannot feel you cannot take care of.
The Buddha taught that we're not actually in control, which is a pretty scary idea. But when you let things be as they are, you will be a much happier, more balanced, compassionate person.
If you wish to attain to true knowledge of the Scriptures, hasten to acquire first an unshakeable humility of heart. That alone will lead you, not to the knowledge that puffs up, but to that which enlightens, by the perfecting of love.
A wise man does not chatter with one whose mind is sick.
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