the way things are
- realityWhat actually exists
- status quoExisting condition of affairs
- as isIn present condition
- truthAccordance with reality
- actualityState of existing fact
circumstances · situation · facts · nature · existence · how it is · present · conditions · what is · normalcy · given · accepted · established · mundane · everyday · ordinary · routine · unchanging
reality vs. ideality
the way things areutopia
Imagined perfect society
fantasy · perfection · wishful thinking · illusion · pipe dream
acceptance vs. change
the way things aretransformation
Thorough change in form
revolution · change · possibility · potential · progress