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In *Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point *"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live".
*What does this quote mean to you? How does it relate to to situations or obstacles you have faced in your own life? Give an example from a movie, book or history that could relate to this quote and explain how it does.
In *Harry Potter and The Sorcerer’s Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point, "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live". To me, this quote means that you shouldn’t count on your dreams to carry on your life. Or in other words, live in the real world, and not your imagination. Also, having dreams is important, but focusing on your dreams too much can hinder life every day. We are meant to enjoy life to the full each day! Do not let your dreams for the future suffocate your life in the present. This quote relates to many people whether in real life, or fictional characters. One example is from a movie I watched growing up called ‘Shark boy and Lava Girl’. The main character max used his dreams to control his real life, leading him away of what was important outside his dreams from his bully, to practically everything else. Another example is almost everyone. Everyone dreams, and if their dream is realistic, or capable of coming true, most will try to make their dreams become life. To some people, their dream is their life, but if your dream is to one day travel to a different country, don’t focus on that dream because you have your entire life to travel. If your dream is to work hard and become an astrophysicist, then do what you have to do. But always remember to have fun, relax, and enjoy life as you can! As I said, this quote relates to everyone including regular people, and fictional characters. What Dumbledore is trying to say is that if you spend too much time in ‘Dream Land’, or in ‘Pleasure Town’, you may forget what is important in life.
ReplyDeleteShawn, I completely agree on what you are saying. I also believe that you shouldn't count on your dreams to carry out your life. But, dreams can increase motivation of reaching your goals, though. I also liked when you said to live in the real world, not your imagination. Sometimes, imagination could get in the way of the real world but the imagination could help you live in the real world. So, Shawn, I completely agree on your opinion on this quote.
DeleteIn Harry Potter and the Sorcerer’s Stone, Albus Dumbledore says at one point, “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live.” In my opinion, this quote means to live your life to the fullest and eventually, your dreams will come true. Either you can work to your potential and earn what you get or you can sit on your butt and expect to get what you want. If you make an effort at everything you do, everyday, you will get what you were dreaming of doing. I can relate this quote to a song lyric that I had just heard, “There are two paths you can go by, but in the long run, there’s still time to change the road you’re on.” That was from Stairway to Heaven by Led Zeppelin. This quote relates to the song lyrics by changing your mind on how you want to change your life, so you could achieve that ambition that you have been reaching to your whole entire life. Either you could work everyday until you have fulfilled your dreams or you could be that person and expect everything to come instantly in front of their eyes. It is your choice on what you can do to fulfill your dreams.
ReplyDeleteIn my life, this quote plays a huge role. This quote is involved in everyday life. I work everyday to get to my potential. I want to work and try my hardest to reach my dreams. I live and work until I drop and I try not to be lazy or let anyone get in my way of reaching my goals. Well, life is full of dreams and none of us will never ever let anyone get in our way of living them. So in conclusion, this quote gives me motivation to reach my goals and live my dreams.
vinny i really life repsonse, i thought you gave an awesome explantipon on the qoute in harry potter " it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" . you even exteneded my meaning to it. its really good that you dont let people get in your way of reaching your dreams, you shouldnt because the people that do are just jealous! you also gave good examples throught your whole response so very good job!
Deletevinny after reading your response I realized that you are a really good writer ! I liked the way you explained the part in the blog about " I live and work until I drop and I try not to be lazy or let anyone get in my way of reaching my goals." I really like this part of the blog it really shows that this quote has a huge meaning to your life! I also wanna say that I like the way that you fully explain everything and that you give really good examples when explaining something! Your response was really good, great job vinny!!
Deleteit does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live” this quote from harry potter is short but very meaningful. i think that when i hear this quote i just think about how life isnt about just dreams like yes it is awesome to have dreams but some dreams could take years to come true, or maybe just never come true. you have to remember to live life to the fullest and never get caught up in something where you forget about everything else. you shouldn't spend all 24 hours of the day chasing your dream, because chasing your dreams could be extremely stressful so you should give yourself time to have fun and be you, because life is a beautiful thing and it could all be over in a minute. life is going to knock you on your ass weather you ready for it or not. you should always have your mind set on more than one thing, because like i said that one thing could take years to overcome. live your life and have a good time while you can. that is what comes to my mind when i hear the words from harry potter “it does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live” this quote i could even relate to me in my own life and situations, such as gymnastics. gymnastics is my dream, i would like to continue to do it in college and be the best gymnast i could be! a lot of the time at gymnastics i push myself a little to hard and im really hard on myself. i try to chase dreams that are too big for me right now and i have to remind myself that i have time to do these dreams but when i am actually ready for them. i even think about things like that outside of the gym and that is when i start to get upset but then i remember that i am just a kid and need to live and love my life! And to remember to enjoy all the little things!
ReplyDeleteI agree with your reasoning and your examples. People should live their life to the fullest. Its important to not get caught in something that keeps you from living your life. Good response!
DeleteIn *Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point *"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live".
ReplyDelete*What does this quote mean to you? How does it relate to to situations or obstacles you have faced in your own life? To me this quote means that if something bad happens you shouldn’t sit around and feel bad for yourself. You shouldn’t let something come between you and your life. If you're a kid you should live your life and have fun. Not sit in the house and feel bad for yourself when something happens. And you shouldn’t live in your imagination and dreams. You have to grow up and face reality.Do not let your dreams for the future interfere your life in the present. you should face reality and take one day at a time.
In *Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point *"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live". To me I think that this quote means to go out and live life the way you want too. When something bad goes wrong you can’t just sit there and do nothing about it. You have to get up and fix what happened. If you decide to just sit there and do nothing about it things will start to get worse. So what the quote is basically saying that is if somethings wrong don’t let it just fix itself you fix it. That’s the best way for it! This quote actually does relate to me because if their was a situation going on, sometimes i would ride it out and not deal with it. But sometimes i actually do something about the situation and fixed what has gone wrong faster than just riding the situation out. I’ve learned that you can’t run from your problems and all the challenges that life has faced you with, i’ve learned that you need to stand up to situations and face your problems no matter how hard it will be. Things get tough but there is always a way to get around it or a way through it. In my opinion i think that this quote relates to Romeo and Juliet because they got married without anyone knowing, and their from two different families that hate each other . There facing a problem with seeing each other without their parents finding out about it. That’s not easy to do, making this a tough situation. Eventually they will figure things out and tell their parents and be able to be together but for now they have to wait things out.
ReplyDeletei agree with you alot. We all should know that you cant run from your problems. Even if you try they will always find you. I like your example it was good. Dont run from your problems is good.
DeleteI also agree with you breanna. I like how you explained what the qoute meant to you and how you related it to your life. good job.
DeleteIn *Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point *"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live." I think that this quote mean to just be your self and go out and do what you want, not what other people want you to do. Or in other words don't be a follower be a leader. When Dumbledore says *"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live" he might as well just say yolo (you only live once) just incase theres someone who doesn't know what yolo (you only live once) means. Okay so now that that's over with lets get back to the real topic.
ReplyDeleteI had a few moments like this in seaside. I was with my friends in the summer time and we use to jump off his thing called the cat walk. What the catwalk is, is a wooden plank under the casino pier and it takes you all the way out to the edge and you jump off. i was scared at first and didn't know what to do. so i sat up there while my friends kept jumping off for there couple times. They told me you may never have another chance to do this so you might as well do it while you're alive. So i started to think about it and i said that is true. i will tell you what, it was the most fun i had in a while and i loved it. I just kept jumping off it after that. this is how i relate to this and also what u think it means. Thankyou for reading this and have a good day and night depending on what time it is.
When Albus Dumbledore says “It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live” in Harry Potter and the Sorcerers Stone, I think he means to not focus on the negatives. It doesn’t benefit to think about the despondent things when there is so much good to think about. When people think about things that we haven’t accomplished, it affects their mood and your drive to do anything else. Accomplishments and dreams don’t define anyone, the work ethic and drive to succeed them does. Sometimes, when we dwell on things that aren’t going so well in our life, we forget to live and appreciate everything life has to offer. There are so many opportunities you can miss out on if you're stuck thinking about times from the past. Our dreams make us who we are and pursuing them tells a lot about our character and our outlooks on life. Dwelling on dreams keeps us from making new ones and keeps us from living. We have to face reality and realize not everything we want is going to fall into your lap. When i watched P.S I love you, this girl was so focused on this one guy and it was her dream to be with him. But, she was so focused on him, she didn’t see what was right in front of her which was her best friend William who has been in love with her for a long time. Sometimes people are so focused on one thing they forget about the outside world and reality not really seeing everything life has in store for us. Its important to not get caught up in one thing. When you're so focused on something you can’t see other opportunities pass you by.
ReplyDeleteIn *Harry Potter and The Sorcerers Stone* Albus Dumbledore says at one point "It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live". I think this quote means that what happens in dreams arent true. Many things happen in dreams that seem very, very true, but they are not. Many terrible things can happen in dreams too, like people dying, losing a pet, ect. What Dumbledore is trying to say is that what happens in dreams isn’t real so don’t dwell on what happened because it’s not true. I’ve had some messed up dreams that when I wake up i’m in a terrible mood, but I know that it was not real. Sometimes dreams can seem like real life and they can really affect your mood for the rest of the day so just forget about what happened in your dream because it isn’t real life so it isn’t going to happen.
ReplyDeleteAn example in a book was one that I read when I was young and the boy had a dream about getting separated from his parents while out on vacation and he had to grow up on his own without his parents. When he went on vacation he was worried about what happened in his dream because he thought it was going to actually happen. He then realized it was just a dream and there really wasn’t anything to be worried about because it was not real, it was just a dream. Sometimes dreams can be horrific, sometimes they can be amazing. Dreams can affect your mood for the rest of the day and I agree with what Dumbledoor said because it’s true. Don’t worry about what you dreamt about, it isn’t going to happen.