Maybe so. If imagination could become reality... I'd be curious just how many might run past the responsibility of good deeds and into the temptation to fulfill long-borne fantasies.
[The deeply human selfishness of it all. He admittedly speaks not quite darkly despite the words, and neither smugly or gloating - almost just a casual matter of fact philosophy vibe at the discussion. Under the surface, yes he knows all too well the way it applies to him, to others, to anyone else, which may or may not be where his lack of sympathy of all in such a spot would be. But he should play nice and at least pretend to be on topic:]
Fantasies, of course, like freely taking to the skies to fly. [Ha ha?]