Dream
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Last week, I was watching a movie named “The Ultimate Gift” starring Drew Fuller, James Garner and Bill Cobbs. The movie is based on the best-selling book "The Ultimate Gift" by Jim Stovall. In a scene of late Christmas in Texas, a conversation about dream started between Emily and Jason.
“What about you Jason? What’s your dream?” Emily asks quietly
“As long as I can remember, all I wanted to do is to have fun. Now I don’t have a clue” Jason replied
“It’s ok. Guys are clueless.” With this Emily’s expressionless dialog, Jason chuckles. Even I did.
In some time, movie was over. Later that midnight, I was just seating on couch and watching outside. It was quiet outside. Somehow, this scene was playing in my mind over and over again. I couldn’t sleep. It made me think, what’s my dream? What is a dream actually? What if I am with no dream? Why everyone has a dream? Why everyone must have at least a dream?
Dreams can be of two types, either the one which we see during our sleep, or the one which we see and we are unable to sleep. The one which can be seen during sleep is nothing but the series of thoughts, images, and sensations occurring in our mind during sleep. This kind of dream we may like or we may not. We hear that these kinds of dreams are signs of what might be happening in future. They may be related to future somewhere. We just need to do a very difficult task of guessing meaning of such dreams.
The other kind of dreams is because of our ambitions, goals which we want to fulfill. A dream is something that all of us to have. It is what we want to do in future. If you are with no dream, you will be able to live a goal less life. You may enjoy it or you may not. But at certain point of time, when you will turn back and take a look at what you whole life did, you will come to know that it was meaningless just like Jason’s life was meaningless till Emily asked him the question about dream.
We must dream for getting better and better every day. We shall dare to dream, dare to fly, dare to be ever the chosen one to touch the sky. Imagination of touching sky is something which will never happen, but even this imagination gives us hope to do so. Dream defines what we want to gain in life. Dream is made up of hopes. An American political leader Eleanor Roosevelt says, “The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.” We must believe in our dreams. They may not get fulfilled someday, but we must believe in them to get better than today.
Have you ever attended a show of musicians and seen a guitarist who is performing amazingly? Have you ever imagined yourself being there and people clapping for your performance? Was it your dream? Then go for it. Have you seen your son or daughter sketching well at such a small age? While acknowledging him or her, did you imagine yourself sketching same way? Was that your dream? Well, why don’t you try then? Trying to fulfill your dreams needs no specific age. The greatest cartoonist ever, Walt Disney once said, “All our dreams can come true, if we have the courage to pursue them.” Just have courage and pursue it.
Dreams come a size too big so we can grow into them. With dreams, we get better and better every day. Like the Brazilian author Paulo Coelho says, “There is only one thing that makes a dream impossible to achieve: the fear of failure.” The only reason one doesn’t go for it, try for getting into the dream is nothing but the fear, fear of no time in future, fear of losing something, being afraid of comments from society. Even laziness could be the reason of not trying. Better not be afraid of anything, try to go for dreams. Let’s gain something rather than gaining nothing.
Dream is an illustration from the book your soul is writing about you. My dream is to spend peaceful life with my loved ones. What’s your dream?
Sunit S. Pendse
9th July 2014
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