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About this quote

What does it mean?
This aphorism suggests a blurring boundary between aspiration and existence.
What can you take from it?
Expectations can shape how you perceive your life.

Where it applies

  • introspective moments
  • philosophical reflection
  • creative work

Putting it to work

  • journaling about goals
  • examining self
  • writing fiction

Questions to consider

  • Are you living your dream or a reflection of it?
  • What feels more real to you now?

Another view

It is abstract and open to many interpretations.

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