What is wrong with Making Dreams a Reality?”

Words when put together make sense and meaning. When used in a proper way makes it more convincing. It makes you believe in the blink of an eye. Structures and technologies started out as ideas put into word and slowly transformed into something tangible and functional. There is that one who is equipped with the ideas and there is that one who paves way for these ideas to come to life. It seems amazing but at what odds and ends must we search for to consider the fulfillment of a vision or a dream for the benefit of man kind? Or are they to alter the way we live forever? Is it for the good or for the bad of all mankind?
A lot of individuals dream and ideally they want those dreams to become reality. Though there are those dreams that are better off as fantasies and those that would further us in to a better way of living. Towards the fulfillment of a dream, what do we search for? What will we get from it?

Visions are remarkable. One can have a plan all laid out. Words and actions could turn out to be as one of the deadliest combinations. A manifestation of this is Adolf Hitler’s misapplication of Nietzsche’s philosophy. Suppose that the Superman pertains to a new breed of man that has overcome himself. It is an ideal race with refined qualities and many other complex features. For Hitler, the way he saw this was a purification of race. This was not what the philosopher’s ideas were trying to point out. Adolf Hitler did the unthinkable, almost extinguishing a race and creating one of the gravest offenses ever made to mankind in the course of history.
The subconscious mind has a lot to say. If one goes back we could dig up a lot of repressed thoughts, things we could hardly think of. It would really be very surprising. A dream may seem like something to hold on top but when dreams become a reality, do they always appear the way you had envisioned it to be? Or does it alter the whole course of your life?

When one comes across engineering, one wouldn’t even think there is something of philosophical relevance to it. That is where I got it wrong. Though there isn’t much that is said about the two fields, when one looks closer there are actually a lot of philosophical things to be found in engineering. One of the things engineers do is they model a new way of life whether or not they are aware of it. With engineering also comes that responsibility of where one’s outputs or inventions could lead man kind. It also involves that big philosophical consideration. And lastly there must be rationality so as to fully decide and make sound decisions on which particular design or product must one choose and offer for use for mankind. Parallel to this is philosophy. Such a field like philosophy is aimed at making man discover and question things around him to give way for a better life. A life of an individual who is more learned, has more wisdom is better because we already see things in a wider scope or perspective. With this questioning, we learn to reason and search for truths and falsities. We make value judgments, which one is more reasonable and valuable or which one is more attainable. Apart from making sound arguments that one is able to derive from such reasoning, your philosophy doesn’t end with questioning and going against fallacies or absurdities there is something bigger that comes with that, it is responsibility. Say for now, your own ideas may not matter to the people of today but maybe in the future. Then in that future one makes use of your ideas and it doesn’t end up as desired but rather at that time it made things worse. There is basically that responsibility we must hold on to like in engineering. One does not continue creating and creating. The achievement of an engineer is not based on how many innovations he was able to end up with but with how many were able to direct everyday life to a better situation. Engineers must also know how to reason and rationalize so they know how to distinguish things and know whether they are doing the right thing. What the engineers do is very powerful though some of them are unaware that they are already remodeling our way of life, and continue to do so and end up not acting responsibly.

It seems that the only thing constant with human life is change but these changes or advancements aren’t always good. It is a sure thing that a lot of things that enable us all the comfort and conveniences were introduced some time ago by these honorable individuals. But what could really make the scope of engineering more in depth and a study that contributes to society is the knowledge of these makers, is how they are to make themselves aware of the possible outcome of their discoveries. It could either help us or ruin us. With change we must have an assessment of it. Evaluate what you are about to give mankind for what is good for you may not be good for all. That is why all of us are subjective thinkers. One couldn’t always have the same ideas or views as you. Though not all would agree to your thoughts, your vision or your technology, all that it leads to, the blame will all be put on you. ‎You must be keen on this. Awareness is vital to making your responsibility prevalent.
Pondering on the matter a bit further, the engineer must be considerate of all the technology that he is producing. He must ask if it is worth it. Is it a matter of objectifying nature? Will it exert our mastery over nature? Is it concerned with human action particularly power? There are just countless questions one could ask oneself on what are the odds and ends of a certain development, technology, or discovery. With the likes of Philosophy, it must also be practiced with responsibility. It can influence change and make individuals reevaluate things but will this help the individual? It is a complex matter that we find ourselves trapped in. In the event of us having ideas or technologies that would be seen or experienced by a certain audience whether big or small, we will be held responsible for the outcome of this. Basically, what makes our life meaningful is our responsibility, how we hold on to it, live it and practice is in our daily lives. And as for abstract ideas, the philosopher may be equipped with the concept while the engineer will have the ability to make the technology. Though the two may help each other in attaining their goals to further human life, one should never fail to acknowledge the importance of being responsible at all costs.