Daydreaming out the Window into Another World

This post is a response to Skyla's post, "Daydreaming." The question was, "Do you agree with the idea that all daydreamers are dissatisfied with their lives and do you want all of your daydreams to become a reality? Why or why not?"


I do not agree with the idea that all daydreamers are dissatisfied with their lives.  I like to understand daydreaming as a way to channel out negative energy that I feel during the day.  For example if I were having a terrible day that was stressful and the day felt like it was dragging on, I will start to drift off and think about what I would rather be doing.  It motivates me to finish my work so I can spend time with my friends and family or play guitar and relax.  


And as far as my day dreams go I do not think I would want all of them to come true.  I would love the ones where I see myself playing guitar and being with loved ones to come true but there are others that I do not want to come true.  For example if I were sitting in bumper to bumper traffic and could not move I might daydream about getting out of my car and walking up to whoever is causing traffic jam and yell at them to get a move on.  But I know that wouldn't work in the real world because you can not act like that in public if you want to get anywhere in life but this is where art comes into play.  Watching a movie or reading a book where a character does overreact about a traffic and getting their way will make me laugh and happy about what dissatisfy me which is in this case a traffic jam.


We need art as a window into a fantasy world where life can be more uplifting and enjoyable but it does not mean that enjoying the art means that you are not content with your own life.