"por una ilusion"?

Question

A friend of mine recently updated his Facebook with the following:

"otra noche trabajando por una ilusion"

(He probably meant "ilusión", if that helps.)

I understand every word in this update, for a pleasant change But I'm having trouble stringing them together into a coherent thought. Specifically I'm not getting the inflection, and it's all in that magic word, ilusión.

Is he in a disaffected mood, working toward something that's only a sham? Or is he hopeful, working toward a dream and getting closer to realizing it?

¡gracias por leyendo!

Gracias por leyendo - rockdown667, Jul 28, 2010

My thanks, I've corrected it. :) - kahlan, Jul 28, 2010

Answer 1

You answered your own question. Ilusión can mean either a mirage or a dream.

So only the writer can tell you what it means whether he is working for a sham or for a bright future!

Answer 2

He is

A.living a deception, delusional and has realized it

B. or he is stating why he works! his motivation in hope forward to obtain his dreams...