Why is it important to have dreams?

Dreams are one of the most important aspects of life. If one doesn't have dreams then there would be no goals to be set and nothing to achieve or work for. In the novella "Of Mice and Men" by John Steinbeck,  George and Lennie's dream is to one day own their own ranch. For instance, when Lennie and George are sitting in the house planning their future George says, "we'd have our own place where we belonged and not sleep in no bunk house" (57). Lennie and George both share this dream and they are trying to save up the money to buy land where they can finally live the life that they have always pictured for themselves. They want to have a place for themselves where they can be stable and won't have to move around a lot. In addition, when George and Lennie become deeper invested in talking about their future home George says, "An' it'd be our own, an' nobody could can us" (58). This shows that George is anxious to have their own place where Lennie can stay out of trouble and where they wont have to work for anyone anymore. They have these dreams for themselves and they are working hard to achieve them. A life without dreams would have no purpose and it would be very unsuccessful.