(352 words) Many people have repeatedly asked themselves the question: why do you need dreams at all? It is believed that they help us understand what is the purpose of life and get closer to our goals. You can find many arguments from the literature confirming this point of view. She is close to me. I believe that the meaning of our life is determined by our dreams. I will try to explain my position by referring to examples from classical works.
The heroine of A. Green's work “Scarlet Sails”, on the one hand, was a sensible girl: she was not afraid of work, she was distinguished by kindness and modesty. On the other hand, she was very fond of dreaming. Most of all, beautiful Assol liked to think about how one day a ship with red sails would appear on the horizon, a handsome prince would go ashore and take her with him. People around did not understand the heroine, considered her strange. Only the father supported the heroine, believed that she would find happiness with a person who would be close to her in spirit. The girl saw the meaning of life in a meeting with a like-minded person. Captain Gray accidentally found out about his fantasies and sailed to her on a ship with red sails. So, the beauty’s dreams came true, and she was convinced that the meaning of life lies in her personal happiness and the happiness of people close to her.
Ionich, the protagonist of the story A.P. Chekhov, when he was young, loved to dream. He believed in the triumph of justice and considered the salvation of people as the purpose of his life. Dmitry devoted a lot of time to medical practice, forgetting about rest. He was inspired by the idea of serving humanity. But few people shared the point of view of Startsev. The people around were eager to get rich, to occupy a prominent position in society. The doctor could not maintain his former views on life, succumbed to the influence of the environment. He did not dream of anything, did not strive for anything. He was occupied only with financial matters. So, an honest and sincere young man turned into the "pagan god" Ionitch. The hero imperceptibly lost the meaning of life when he stopped dreaming of high destiny.
It turns out that dreams really play an important role in the formation of personality: she must dream and fantasize about the future, otherwise the meaning of being will remain a mystery to her. Someone finds the meaning of life when his dream becomes a reality. Someone is disappointed in everything and loses himself. Well, if he finds the strength in himself to believe in something else. And if not? A person without a dream is often a person with no meaning in life.
