 What is one potential moral of this story?
“We could hardly have helped knowing that you’ve wanted to be an actress since you were out of your cradle. Mrs. Lane smiled gently and placed her soft white hand on her daughter’s lean brown one. We both want to do what’s best for you, not to stand in your way. The only question is whether the time is right, or if you should wait longer.” The theater is full of beginners a year and even two years younger than I am, and girls of my age have lots of acting credits already. But I thought that if you would go on with college for three more years and get your degree, you would gain so much worth-while knowledge that you’d use and enjoy for the rest of your life—” “But not acting knowledge!” “None of them is as fascinating as acting to me,” Peggy replied, “and none of them is nearly as important to my life.” She paused and looked thoughtfully at her daughter’s intense expression, then took a deep breath before going on. “What you must realize, Margaret, is that you may not quite make the grade. We think you’re wonderful, but the theater is full of young girls whose parents thought they were the most talented things alive; girls who won all kinds of applause in high-school and college plays; girls who have everything except luck. You may be one of these girls, and if you are, we want you to be prepared for it. We want you to have something to fall back on, just in case you ever need it.” I don’t see how you could miss being the biggest success ever—but I’m your father, not a Broadway critic or a play producer, and I could be wrong. All I ask is that you finish college and get a teacher’s certificate so that you can always find useful work if you have to. And if I’m not started in a career in one year, I’ll go back to college and get my teacher’s certificate before I try the theater again. All I hope is that I’ll be able to get a part in that time, and maybe be able to make a living out of acting. If I have to, I’ll make a living at something else, maybe working in an office or something, while I wait for parts. What I want to prove in this year is that I can act.
 Believing in yourself and advocating for yourself can open doors.
 Believing in yourself and advocating for yourself can open doors.  Pursuing one's dream is difficult and often involves too much risk.  Acting as a career should be more well respected because of how difficult it is to enter the industry.  Sometimes dreams prevent you from enjoying what's right in front of you.