(314 words) Dreams can lead a person anywhere: to an ideal future, which he had long imagined, or to hell, where a road paved with good intentions led. It all depends on how people follow their ideal, what they are ready to go for it. Even the brightest thoughts can turn into a tragedy in practice, if a person is not legible in the means of achieving a dream. To confirm my thesis, I will give arguments.
In the work of A. S. Pushkin, “Mozart and Salieri,” the hero thought that his mission was to save art from degradation. He began to dream that everything in music was as before, before the advent of Mozart - a genius who reached the limit of mastery. Salieri was convinced: after his colleague, creativity would cease to develop, since all that was possible would already be done. In order to prevent stagnation in the music industry, the composer decides to take extreme measures - to poison a virtuoso, not to allow him to reach the peak of his skill. Salieri's plan was a success: his friend drank poison and died in the color of years. The music could again be safe. But where did this beautiful and sublime dream lead the hero? To moral degradation and legal nihilism.
In A. Greene’s work “Scarlet Sails”, the heroine dreamed that someday a ship with scarlet sails would arrive at her pier, and that on board would be a glorious captain who would certainly like Assol. Despite the lack of understanding of others and difficult living conditions, the girl was faithful to her desire and did not cease to believe in his fulfillment. Years passed before the brave captain Gray arrived in Caperna on business and accidentally found out about the unusual dream of a local freak. He liked a beautiful, imaginative beauty, and he decided to fulfill her wish. Thus, a dream led the heroine to the future that she wanted to receive.
A dream can lead a person to success, but it can also provide defeat on the path of life, because it all depends on how the essence of the dream is understood by the personality itself. Someone and the best intention will turn into a catastrophe in practice, and someone will bring their ideals to life, making the world a better place.
