Why dreaming big has problems

Sometimes, people tell me that when they grow up, they will be rich and successful and become things like actors, singers, instrumentalists, famed entrepreneurs, et cetera. 

But, I always end up telling them this that the chances or the probability of you becoming what do you just told me is one in a million. Yes, there is only one mark Zuckerberg, only one Steve Jobs, only one bill gates, only one Stephen Spielberg, or only one Usain bolt.

the rest 999,999 are those who have tried and failed or have done only halfway with their dream and now in a problem.

people say that the fruit of labour is sweet, hardworking always pays off, always follow your dreams and do what you dream but according to me more than that luck plays are larger and in your success.

With the degree of any Ivy League university, there is no guarantee that you will have accomplished the goods of life or you are set for a bright future ahead or that you will become very rich. This is because even if you work hard you may not be what you desire because there are people like you are working as hard as you, maybe harder and dreaming bigger than you who are also now in the picture. For every one of you are there are thousands more people exactly like you. So what do you think your chances are to become something important in this mosh pit of people. The chances are less than 1%.

This is called survivorship bias as coined by Robert Dobelli. 

With increasing population your chances will reduce. This is also the reason off on employment of those who dream big. It is not wrong dream big but you should know that the chances of you becoming your dream or a minute. So, what do you do?

Practice at what you are doing. Do not listen to other people's stories of becoming big because you know that deep inside they are false hopes and dreams. Many people say many things but many times those things are not true. Think of what you do and what do you do only. What happens in the world, if it is not directly relate to your life or affect your life in any way whatsoever, then delete it or do not listen to it because it's of no use. So if you hear that a pope is being elected, do not go deep into the process. Do not go deep into everything related to it because it's not going affect your life. It's fun doing about it but it's not going to affect your life. So practice what do you do and do what do you do do well.

About beliefs

Call it a dogma, superstition, faith or religion, we always have something we believe in without knowing the reason behind it. There are an infinite number of evidences of it in India. India is the land of several religions but we have yet to learn rationality and not be set back by blind thoughts and beliefs.

As Tagore put it in his 'Where the Mind is Without Fear' which I learnt about in my tenth grade-

"where the clear steam of reason has not lost its way into the dreary desert of dead habit"

Here 'stream' is compared to the rational mind which should not be dirtied or must not lose its way in the 'dreary desert of dead habit' or superstition or blind beliefs.

We have learnt in previous experiences that our parents have told us things about religion, or social beliefs. How many times have hindus been told that the Pandavas were the truth and the Kauravas were cheats and deceptive or that Rama was righteous and Ravana was cruel?
Why do we fall for these dogmas or blind faiths?
In a simple way, it gives us something to believe in. If you were to tell people and prove that God does not exist then it would occur as a heart attack to them. God is one aspect almost the whole world believes in. We are taught to believe in God since our childhood but we never questioned our parents about these beliefs.
It's not wrong to believe in these faiths and superstitions because as mentioned above, we get something to believe in. We get something to trust in and as humans, Need something to believe in. It gives us purpose in life. Imagine a life in which you never believed in anything and carried forward in your life as a solemn trance. It would be like living in the fields of asphodel. The same thing over and over again with nothing new.
Believing in things teaches us new things about it everyday. You may learn something new about the lord everyday. Almost everyday my mother tells me stories about god.
But there are some beliefs in India about the society like untouchability and classism. Indians of a higher standard refuse to socialise with people of somewhat lower classes. In villages, the caste system prevails as well. These are terrible faiths to believe in and it would be best to raise our head over them. we must rationally think about this. It is a severe problem in India. With a population of around 1.3 billion people, things like this are a hard to growth and development.
With this i'd like to say that no matter what happens, think with a clear thought and a rational mind for it is the only thing that will be your salvation or your bane.