Human beings reach for the stars. It's in our nature to be unsatisfied with what we have and constantly strive for something better. The drive to succeed and accomplish great things is what has propelled us from living in cold, dark caves to the fantastic level of technology that we enjoy today. There is nothing inherently wrong with being unrealistic because most of the things we have today wouldn't be possible if someone at some point hadn't decided to follow their dreams in the face of overwhelming evidence that it wouldn't work out.
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