(361 words) All people dream of something. This is absolutely normal, because a person who dreams of something is capable of really great things. However, the specific achievement that he wants to achieve is precisely the goal, not a dream. It is important to learn to distinguish between these concepts. In my opinion, a dream is something sublime, distant and, most often, impracticable, while the one who has the goal always knows how to achieve what he wants. Confirmation of this can be found in Russian literature.
A classic example of contrasting a person with a dream and a person with a view to us is provided by I.A. Goncharova "Oblomov". Before us are Ilya Ilyich Oblomov and Andrei Ivanovich Shtolts. Being best friends, they are two extreme opposites. On the one hand, Oblomov is a nobleman not adapted to real life. Ilya Ilyich dreams of peace, of the return of his childhood, of his old noble estate Oblomovka. Unfortunately, dreaming is all that he can, while his family nest is declining. On the other hand, the Russian German Stolz, who knows everything, knows everything and is immersed in work. He has a clear goal - to put together capital, provide for himself, create a family and transfer affairs to descendants. In the end, he succeeds and even saves Oblomov’s native estate. Goncharov showed the person of dreams and the person of purpose, indicating their main difference. If Ilya Ilyich only represents the desired good in the imagination, then his friend achieves what he wants.
We see something similar in the first chapters of the novel by L.N. Tolstoy "War and Peace." Before us are Pierre Bezukhov and Andrei Bolkonsky. Pierre wants to know the meaning of life, to understand the nature of humanity and to find his place in this world. The dream is really noble, but devoid of any specifics, so it leads only to troubles. Bolkonsky’s dream is no less ambitious: he wants to go down in history, to compare with his idol, Napoleon. Unlike Bezukhov, he boldly pursues his goal, without wasting time thinking and doubting. The difference between dreams and purpose is obvious: while Pierre is fantasizing, Andrei takes certain actions on the path to what he wants to achieve.
Thus, a dream is a product of fantasy, an unattainable ideal, and the goal is a very specific destination, to which a person has been going for some time. Both of these concepts are equally important for people, because dreams, as a rule, determine our priorities, and what goals we set for ourselves depends on them.
