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Power of day dreaming

Einstein indulged in mathematical daydreaming for years before he evolved the theory of relativity or the splitting of the atom. Goethe's dreamt of digging a canal across the isthmus of panama long before it could even be built. Wright dreamt of flying machines, which were heavier than air. Edison invented the electrical possibilities before he invented the electric bulb.

Yes these daydreamers were different. As individuals they decided to convert their daydreams into realities by taking steps towards that end. They did not wish to day-dream for the sake of day-dreaming alone.

There are two types of day dreamers- those who are positive and the negative one. The latter do not take steps to fulfill their wishes. Rather they go on dreaming of miracles and a solution to their problems, hoping that they would get realized on their own one day.

Daydreaming is essentially a flight from reality, an escape into a land of make-believe. Probably that black name, since many failures in life too are traced to day-dreaming.

A positive daydreamer may and frequently does escape from the reality by temporarily identifying himself with or sharing the emotional experience involved in watching a movie on TV, reading a fascinating novel or just leading back in an armchair and letting his thoughts run wild.

He comes back to reality soon enough, turns off the TV, lays aside the novel, gets out of his chair and goes back to his work. The chronic day-dreamer, however, is never done with his dreaming. The lullaby goes on indefinitely, soothing, holding back the reality.

And no sooner is one dream over, and then he switches on to another because reality bruises him. In his daydreams he is the champion of champions.

The power to daydream is a gift from nature or God. It is the misuse of daydreaming that result in continued frustration and failure. Knowing this you can convert your day-dream into reality.

How?
First become aware of that daydream that keeps on recurring. Next time, it reappears grab it by the ears, look into its eyes, examine its teeth, analyze it. If the day-dream is too big or too far beyond your capacity as of now, try to break it down into parts, some of which are within your grasp. Then switch on your thought and planning to the attainment of the possible.

Take for instance your dream to become a millionaire. Take positive action to acquire the first hundred and then the first thousand and so on.

Be clear about the dream you want to fulfill, if you have a basketful of them. Don’t just fan yourself into fantasies. Take the case of a young man from a backward part of the state of Rajasthan. He had no money but a determination to make good in life. He sold black gram on the pavements of a Calcutta street, after which he rose from one business to another. He became a millionaire in his own lifetime. He was the first Birla, whose progeny now controls one of the biggest industrial empires in the country. Daydreaming is simply imagination running wild like a wild horse in the pasture. Rope that wild horse, harness it and you have a tremendous power at hand. That is how people create new products, lay groundwork for constructive changes, and acquire the riches that life has to offer.

If you are one of those persons with whom day-dreaming has become a habit, become aware of it. Determine to half each dream as it floats into your mind and examine it to see if it holds any possibility of getting realized. If not, chase it out. You can view only one dream in your mind at one time, shoo the fantasies away. Substitute them with positive steps that can lead towards solving problems you are facing today.

And should futile fantasies in the shape of far-fetched daydreams return, tell them, kindly or indignantly if you prefer, to leave you as you are too busy thinking about important matters. Make them unwelcome.