The real wisdom here isn't about optimism—it's about *aesthetic conviction*, about holding your vision with enough tenderness that you can actually see its particulars rather than just its destination. Eleanor said "beauty" rather than "importance" or "possibility," which matters: believing your dream is *beautiful* means you've already fallen in love with the work itself, not just the arrival. A person training to become a teacher who notices the beauty in explaining a difficult concept to a struggling student will keep going when the salary disappoints; someone chasing the dream itself will quit.