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What do you do when your real life exceeds your dreams?

— Tom ‧ Broadcast News

A small wooden ladder leans against a cardboard crescent moon with a brass compass at its base, in navy and saffron tones.
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Dreams usually set a standard for what life has yet to become, but this question reverses that relationship. Reality has overtaken imagination, leaving the speaker wondering how to respond. The surprise lies in treating fulfilled hopes as the beginning of a new question rather than its answer.

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