The Dreams we HAVE

Jerry Baird once said ‘‘Success is a journey not a destination’’. A journey that can make you cry, step on toes, angry but fulfilling. Each and every one of us has dreams. In one way or the other, we tackle these dreams from different angles. Different homes, made of different families. Different beliefs and practices and possibly different ways of falling in love with our dreams. In all these situations we experience our own peculiar challenges. Obstacles that try to impede our goals. Henry Ford said ‘obstacles are those frightful things we see when we take our mind off our goals’. In some one's world the challenge he/she faces may be someone else’s fortunate moment. A friend once told me, ‘never underestimate the pain of a person. This is because in all honesty, every one hurts, just that some people hide it better than others’. As we go about our daily schedules, we greet and smile at each other. Yet we rarely know what everyone goes through in their loneliness.

In our pursuit of happiness, we tackle life with different formations, using our own unique strategies. My friends have taught me that in life, smiles may be very deceptive. It all start from our childhood. We all start school with high aspirations. With hopes of being a lawyer, teacher, a soldier, a nurse, an engineer and whatsoever we sole desire to be in future. It doesn’t matter if you schooled in one of the top most schools or in a remote community. What matters is how you get there. Failure in our situations only get to add up and possibly divert our intentions. Sometimes the obstacles we face are just unexplainable. It may be a loss of the bread winner. Maybe a loved one that pushes us, inspires us to do more. Maybe a mistake that crippled our progress beyond our estimation. 

Realization of dreams are lessons all around us. Chris Gardener depicted that perfectly in his true life story movie titled ‘pursuit of happyness’. ‘Mandela long walk to freedom’ is no exception. An inspiration in itself. The story of Maruge, a Kenyan, and the oldest man to have gone to primary school in his mid-80 is just remarkable. Just to achieve his dream. To make a difference. Indeed this picture was clearly exposed in the movie ‘the first grader’, a very touching change maker. All these are not different from the famous award winning movies ‘Beyond the black board’ and ‘Front of the class ’ and in many untold stories and told stories. Some of which have been captured in movies i could continue mentioning. Your story is awaiting completion. Dreams do come true. Just do it. Let’s do it. Only if we believe.

As humans, and focused people, we listened to people who motivate us. We are drawn to people who say the sweet things to us. At times these beautiful moments defeat the intention of re-evaluating our weaknesses. As infallible beings, what makes our actions incomplete? This we hardly love to listen to. We claim we are dream chasers yet we rarely change the little world in our bed room. We are usually advice to change these challenges into positives.  As though it is as easy as 1,2,3......,easier said than done. An attitude built over time needs thorough measures to cleanse, a project of purity.  It does not seem easy as it is said. One thing however, is our own inbuilt motivating factors. We may not accept it but there is always something that keeps us on our toes. Something that gets us emotional and awakes our thoughts to face our dreams. In all these, the fear of failure never gives up.  

Nonetheless, the spirit to win lives in the dreams we believe in. I have a story which is unscripted.  A story I believe can motivate you. A story you might never imagined. One you never lived, that inspires me each time I fall, my motivation. We all have stories. We may never believe in them but its tales turns it into food for thought. How about yours, just maybe mine was just a class exercise and yours could be the final exam. In all these encounters, there are people who observe and may possibly judge you. They may not know the story but the little they see could discourage them or inspire them. How do you live your untold story?

The greatest gift of motivation is that part that you see wrong about you. That part which drives the change in you.When you let that weakness gets to you, it takes the best out of you. I do not know your dream. It may change as time passes. It may change because conditions change, yet you never stop dreaming. Dreaming is a game you know. A dream for which we have a ‘why’ for executing. A dream that has a reason. That knows no failure. It’s just a dream………..