Dreams Are Why Your Life Is a Nightmare
Most people dream. Some chase. Few ever find peace.
They said the world is your oyster. To aim for the moon. To believe anything is possible. That’s why so many are restless. Why they’re unsatisfied. Why they feel empty — even when life looks full. They were sold a dream. And most stay asleep, imagining how life could be. Some believe they’ve woken up. They move fast, work hard, and set big goals. But the dream they chase was never truly theirs. One appears lazy. The other looks driven. Both are hiding. Waking up isn’t about chasing dreams. It’s about seeing through them. And accepting the truth you’ve been avoiding.
The Dreamer
The Dreamer lives in his own head. He spends his time imagining the life he could have—the body, the freedom, the respect. But he never moves, because dreaming is safer than doing. There’s no failure. No rejection. Only imagined success. He plans, because planning gives the illusion of progress. It feels like he’s moving forward. When one dream fades, he replaces it with the next. He watches others build, travel, and create. Listens to speakers who say he’s meant for more. And he tries to believe it. It gives him motivation. It gives him hope. But the doubt is stronger. He wonders if he’s enough. If he’s ready. So he waits. Time passes. His dreams get bigger. His confidence gets smaller. And now, taking the first step feels pointless. What’s the point in moving when the dream feels so far away? So he stays in his own head. Not moving toward his dreams. Not happy with the life he lives.
The Dreamchaser
The Dreamchaser was once the Dreamer—until he had enough. Watching others live the life he wanted became too much, so he moved. He locked in on the vision every man is supposed to want: the body, the money, and the freedom. He followed the ones who made it, did what they did, moved how they moved—hoping it would give him the same results. But he’s disconnected. Still stuck in his own mind. Avoiding the truth. Who he was didn’t work, so he became someone new. He forgot his own strengths, and now he’s on a path he was never built for, chasing a dream that was never truly his. Some will burn out. They’ll think it’s because they pushed too hard, but it’s really because they got tired of pretending. Others will reach the top—and still feel empty. They were told that hunger was good. So they keep chasing, always unsatisfied with the life they live. Over time, the chase becomes their identity. And they forget how to stop.
The Dreamless
The Dreamless has dreamed before. He’s chased them too. Sometimes he succeeded. Sometimes he failed. But one day, tired of chasing, he stopped. He asked: what’s the point? He was unhappy chasing a dream, and unhappy when he got there. He saw that even if he did everything right, he still might not win. So he kept questioning. Kept reflecting. Until he saw through it all. Dreams are illusions—formed by fear, desire, and memory. They’re not real. Just mirages, built to keep a tired man walking. Seeing through the illusion was hard. There was no purpose on the other side. Only emptiness. But he kept moving anyway. Eventually, he became calm. He stopped needing meaning. Accepted that there doesn’t have to be one. His mind went quiet. And now he moves—not toward a dream, but because that’s what he was built to do.
Final Thoughts
Most people spend their lives alternating between dreaming and chasing. Both are just ways of avoiding the truth. They refuse to see that there is no meaning—and that there doesn’t have to be one. It’s too uncomfortable to accept, so they keep chasing dreams to give life direction. But they fail to realise that movement is the point. Life doesn’t need fixing. It’s there to be lived. And if it gets “fixed” in the process, then it does. If it doesn’t, then it doesn’t. Either way, you keep moving. Not toward anything. But because that’s what you were built to do.
