Can I share my dream? It's the one where I show up to take my final exams in college, but when I get there the exams are over.

Oh wait, you meant other kinds of dreams...

(November 2, 2016 at 11:31 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Being fluent in multiple languages would be cool.

My dream is to be fluent in ALL the languages. But for now I'm happy with just knowing English (other than my first language)

(November 2, 2016 at 6:15 pm)Lucanus Wrote:

(November 2, 2016 at 11:31 am)Bella Morte Wrote: Being fluent in multiple languages would be cool.

My dream is to be fluent in ALL the languages. But for now I'm happy with just knowing English (other than my first language)

I would love to learn Norwegian and Icelandic.

Maybe one day.

(November 2, 2016 at 6:15 pm)Lucanus Wrote: My dream is to be fluent in ALL the languages. But for now I'm happy with just knowing English (other than my first language)

Hopefully you aren't on the ass end of the earthquakes of late.

That said, I would love to learn Italian. I can read it by using my latin and French, but talking or writing is a different matter entirely. Although some 30 years ago, I was invited to a small village at the banks of the Po where noone spoke anything but Italian. I managed after a few days. Not in real way, but exchanging some grunts and phrases that I learned there. It was the time of the Methanol scandal and shortly after the Glycol scandal in Austria. Since we drank a lot of wine, we mainly joked about that.

(November 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm)abaris Wrote:

(November 2, 2016 at 6:15 pm)Lucanus Wrote: My dream is to be fluent in ALL the languages. But for now I'm happy with just knowing English (other than my first language)

Hopefully you aren't on the ass end of the earthquakes of late.

Nah I'm alright man, thankfully I live in one of the least seismic zones in Italy. Some relatives of mine in Rome said they felt it, but none of them got hurt. Thanks for asking

(November 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm)abaris Wrote: That said, I would love to learn Italian. I can read it by using my latin and French, but talking or writing is a different matter entirely. Although some 30 years ago, I was invited to a small village at the banks of the Po where noone spoke anything but Italian. I managed after a few days. Not in real way, but exchanging some grunts and phrases that I learned there. It was the time of the Methanol scandal and shortly after the Glycol scandal in Austria. Since we drank a lot of wine, we mainly joked about that.

I can imagine the kind of grunts those guys taught you bahahaha

Honestly I feel the same way about French and Spanish; I can understand them, but I can't speak (or write) them for the life of me!

(November 1, 2016 at 7:35 pm)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: I think you've got that arsy-versy.  You don't get rich and then start a business.

Boru

I think you're missing the point. One can love the idea of being rich more than the idea of owning a business. Therefore, one's first dream can be, well, being rich.

Why do you feel the need to criticize OPs list instead of participating in the thread and posting some of your dreams? Here, you can criticize my list if it makes you feel good.

1. I want to save $100,000
2. While I'm already a small business owner, I would love to run a large company
3. I want to be a millionaire (mostly for purposes of financial security and independence, not having to worry about bills, etc.)
4. I want to get my black belt in Brazilian Jiu Jitsu
5. I want to become a better chess player

to OP

I also want to become fluent in multiple languages! Have you ever heard of SMART goals?

(November 2, 2016 at 10:42 am)BrianSoddingBoru4 Wrote: Bit of both – Trump was born with a silver foot in his mouth.

Boru

Anne Richards's estate called ... they'd like their royalties.

Also -- am I the only one here who's dreamt of being naked in school ... and not in the good way?

(November 2, 2016 at 7:00 pm)abaris Wrote: That said, I would love to learn Italian.

I tried to learn to speak Italian but I couldn't get the hand gestures down right.

(November 3, 2016 at 3:23 am)Thumpalumpacus Wrote: Also -- am I the only one here who's dreamt of being naked in school ... and not in the good way?

Not school, and not naked, but back when I was a teenager I once had a dream where I was in the middle of our church with a massive erection... and for some reason my pants formed exactly to my penis so I had this big blue penis sticking straight out. 

As I grew older, if I had dreams where I was walking around naked I became less embarrassed than when I was younger for some reason.

(November 1, 2016 at 7:26 pm)viocjit Wrote: I created this topic because I'd like to share with you some of my dreams and vice versa.

Five dreams that I'd like to realize (Importance order) :
1.I want to become rich. I'd like to own some millions of Euros or more.
I prefer to own billions of Euros but some millions is sufficient for someone like me because I don't want to buy expensive things such a manor , expensive clothes , yacht etc...
If I can win some billions it would be better than win some millions because more money = more business opportunities.

A fool and his money are easily parted.

Meaning if you do not know how to earn money, you will not have long, even if you come into a lifetime amount.
The fact that you are talking about buying anything means if you get the money your talking about it won't last long.

Quote:2.Create my own business.
Why not found a business if I can do it ?
If I can do it I'll maybe have the opportunity to create a trading empire to bring me money.

If you are a person who can not sleep unless he has work hard all day 12/16 hours a day 7 days aweek for less than minimum wage for a very long time, then starting a business in a very bad idea

Quote:3.Being fluent in many languages.
If I can become fluent in many languages it would be possible to speak to people in theirs native language. Speak to anyone in his native language = Better social interactions.

You have to choose. Money corrupts social interactions. Once you have it, It becomes harder to tell who wants to be your friend and who just wants what you have.

Also having a business means 0 time for friends or family unless everyone works in the same company.

Quote:4.Learn more science. More science = more knowledge and better understanding of things.

to seek an education is to unlock your potential. I don't know you from anyone else. but I am going to share something an old man told me along time ago. "If you have a chance to obtain 'book learning' or wisdom, always choose wisdom. book learning is important, don't get me wrong, but it is a comody. meaning it only has value when then supply is low and the demand is high. Society is moving away from the wise to the 'smart.' which means there will be a surplus of super smart people who don't have the wisdom to find and hold a job."

Wisdom is not something you can buy like you can buy 'smarts.' Can't go to school for it. It comes from making lots of mistakes and living life the hard way. So yes get your education, but don't hide from hard work or rough times. there is far more to learn in those hard times than there ever could be out of a classroom.

Quote:5.Obtain my driving license to drive cars. It's the easier of my five goals to reach even if it is not easy. I think I must to accomplish this one first.

I would start there too.