You've got to uphold the dream. If you can't, go back to the factory or go back to the desk. No person was ever honored for what he received. Honor has been the reward for what he gave. The problem with the world is that everyone is a few drinks behind.
Most people can do extraordinary things if they have the confidence or take the risks.
Yet most people don't. They sit in front of the telly and treat life as if it goes on forever. It is the chiefest point of happiness that a man is willing to be what he is. Erasmus Work is the curse of the drinking class. All life is an experiment.