Why wouldn't you have a future? If someone's stopping you from it, you tell them to get out of your way. If they don't, then you find a way to make them. It doesn't have to be by brute force.

[Hm. He approaches the jar and reaches out to poke the side with his finger. ... It's a phoenix feather, clearly. He can put the dots together.]

It seems you're almost ready. ... If you're afraid to wake up, don't be. Remember that you're in charge of your own future.