Dreams

Let me counterbalance the previous post a bit.

So I recently watched Little Miss Sunshine (fantastic movie, btw) and it got me to thinking about dreams.

One of the things I think is really good about America is the cultural acceptance of dreaming.  People have dreams and ambitions and while they might be unrealistic or something I personally don't understand: they have them, they care about them, and they fight for them.  In Bangalore I feel that people don't always even try out their dreams (or if they do, the people around them aren't necessarily terribly accepting of it).  Many people seem quite willing to do what society, their parents, their relatives and friends expect...  Their own dreams getting lost in the maze of familial and societal expectations/demands.  Is sacrificing some dreams at the altar of responsibility a requirement for familial/social stability?  I don't know, but  I do sometimes feel that there should be another way.