Being realistic is the dumbest thing ever.  Why would we chose to limit ourselves?  And why would we choose to limit ourselves to the belief system of those who want to maintain power over others?  Why would we limit ourselves to someone else’s version of reality?  Why would we limit ourselves to someone else’s limitations? The universe is literally full of infinite possibilities, we don’t need to stop or believe or support any that don’t align with who we are.  We can allow space for others to have those beliefs, but we can move forward on our own track and work on developing our own dreams.  In a universe that is so large/expansive that we literally can’t see the end of it, in a universe that has been around so long we can’t comprehend time, in a universe that has shown us wonders that make us question creation and the very nature of reality, why would we ever need to be realistic?  The universe is already a pretty unrealistic place. 

Take a moment to marvel at one thing at a time and if you can’t think of anything, let’s consider scale first.  Have you ever noticed the size of a Blue Whale?  An Elephant?  A Giraffe?  Have you seen the fossils of dinosaurs?  I mean, those were freaking lizards that were bigger than most houses.  What about the other prehistoric animals out there?  Megalodon. Mammoths. Sabertooth Tigers.  The fact that these animals existed and that there are still animals that exist like this (Narwhales, Walruses, Octopi) makes for a pretty magical place.  I mean, Octopi are freaking awesome, but what is their purpose?  To show us that even a jelly like animal with a bladder can be so intelligent it can escape whatever we put it in? All of these real-life things that are here and we can barely understand them—yet THEY EXIST!  Why wouldn’t we have our shot at creating something like that?

Now, consider the size of the universe and the fact that we are cognizant, sentient beings fully aware of where we are.  Not only are we on a floating blue marble, we have context for where we are on it, we have context for our position in the solar system and are aware that those little twinkly dots we can see with the naked eye are other planets like the one we are on.  No, life there may not be hospitable (or even possible), but in all of the places we can be in the universe, we are here and aware.  If all of these inexplicable things exist, then certainly we are capable of bringing an idea to life.  If there is such a thing as a man-eating lizard, or a means to communicate with anyone anywhere in the world with invisible wavelengths, then there is nothing we can’t go for.  It’s even sillier in the context of stopping ourselves because someone else doesn’t think it can happen.  If we are able to think it, we can make it exist.  Planes, trains, cars, anyone?  At one point every idea we had was perceived as crazy.  Imagine if everyone listened to that…no phones, no computers, no dishwashers, no heat/air conditioning.  All the fantasies of one time are a reality today.  What if we are meant to create the reality for tomorrow?  Don’t let the pressure to be realistic stop us from anything.  Believe it and do it.