Don't you find it odd, " she continued, "that when you're a kid, everyone, all the world, encourages you to follow your dreams. But when you're older, somehow they act offended if you even try.

Ethan Hawke
Don't you find it odd,
Don't you find it odd,
Don't you find it odd,
Don't you find it odd,
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The truth is that people are not offended by your dreams when you are a child. It is when you grow up that people start to get upset with them. Their own dreams of success seem to be the only ones they care about, and they think it's very rude if you try to do something different than their dreams. When you are young, the world wants you to follow your dreams, but as you grow older, people don't want you to follow them anymore.

Source: The Hottest State

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