Quote of The Day 1/14/13

"Reality is that which, when you stop believing in it, doesn’t go away."

-Philip K. Dick

Today's quote is one for us dreamers out there.  And it is intended as more of quick slap of reality to the face.  This short passage is absolute truth, I do not know how one could deny a statement such as the featured.  If you can in fact deny this creed I would love to hear about it.  

So.  Reality.  It is what it is.  That which is certain, tangible, and undeniable.  It is important to grasp this phenomenon of reality, because when something exists in this world  that is certain, tangible, and undeniable, then we are forced to "deal with it".  If we do not, then problems and struggles will indefinitely surface.  So, for all the daydreamers like myself that live in fantasy world in county whoop-de-doo, take a moment to pinch yourself and accept reality.  Reality may seem limiting, but it is here to remind us that limits are truly unavoidable sometimes.  And too much dreaming can set you up for disappointment.  By all means, we must dream and have visions and goals and all that good stuff.  But work WITH reality, not against it, because it is definitely not going away.

Philip K. Dick (1928-1982) was an American novelist, essayist, and short story writer.  He wrote almost exclusively in the science fiction genre.  I am not going to lie, I have not read any of his material, though I have seen and heard his name dropped many a time.  If you are familiar with the films Blade Runner, Total Recall, Minority Report, or A Scanner Darkly; Dick wrote the novels which those movies are based on.  My viewing of said films is about the extent of my exposure to his actual material.  But anywho, Philip K. Dick is best known for his thematic explorations on sociology, politics, metaphysics, and theology in settings of corporate monopoly, tyrannical governments, and altered states of being.  Dick has won awards such as The Hugo Award for Best Novel for The Man In The High Castle and The John W. Campbell Award for Best Science Fiction Novel for Flow My Tears, the Policeman Said.