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If Only to Dream

If Only to Dream


If Only to Dream

Posted: 17 Jan 2011 02:44 PM PST

Today the United States commemorates the life lived by Martin Luther King Jr.. I am sure that every country has a figure or figures that represent the potential and possibility for higher expectations from humanity. It is something that, even today, we struggle for. Each and every one of us has a battle or obstacle to overcome; be it something handed to us from outside sources or one brought about from our inner being. To gain the victory over these battles and obstacles is the ultimate goal for every person on the earth. I just wish that we would remember that and not try to divide ourselves between who has it worse. The truth of the matter is that we never truly know what is going on in another person's life. By all outward appearance they could appear happy, healthy, well established and popular but on the inside they could be in complete ruin; standing on the edge of chaos and defeat.

This is where; like Dr. King said, "I have a dream" plays such an important role in our life. Granted his dream could be different from your dream and your dream could be different from that of your children or significant other but the point is this - we have a dream. It is hard to think what life would be like without dreams. Some of you may be reading this and thinking "I don't have dreams because they don't come true." That could be for the moment and for that particular dream but the great thing about dreams is that you can have more than one. Did Dr. King's dream come true? Some would argue that it hasn't yet while some will argue that it has but in the end I believe it is somewhere in the middle. We should always remember that only the dreamer can decide if a dream has come full circle or not.

What is your dream? To put it another way - what is your goal? Yes, dreams and goals are one in the same but dreams tend to be big ticket items whereas goals tend to be milestones or achievement points. Either way they work hand in hand to motivate the human spirit to new heights. Remember the Wright brothers? They had a dream too and that dream was broken down to goals until the day arrived when they grabbed hold of it and flew.

I ask again, what is your dream? IF you are reading this then most likely becoming an author and seeing your work published is on your list somewhere. I know this because I'm right there with you. That is one of my dreams. Yes, I have multiple dreams and so should you. Back in the day many in the world thought the United States was a collection of misfits who had nothing but crazy ideas. Those crazy ideas led to dreams which turned into some of the world's greatest inventions. Don't get me wrong, I can list people from every corner of the planet who was labeled crazy but proved everyone wrong. Albert Einstein was once thought crazy; Tesla and Alexander Graham Bell were thought mad for some of their ideas. Imagine if they had listened to those around them and stopped working.

That is the core strength of dreams. They are driven by passion and faith in something more. Even if a dream isn't realized the passion still pushes on until everything is exhausted only to be reignited with the rising of a new dream. I would also like to point out that no dream is too small, big or insignificant. They all have meaning to the dreamer. It is the results of those dreams that impact the world around us.

What are we without dreams? That is something to think about. Remember your dreams, hold tightly to them and pursue them. Times will get tough, we are guaranteed to get angry, dejected and frustrated but never stop moving forward and never abandoned your dreams.

Just as Thomas Edison said after inventing the light bulb - "If I find 10,000 ways something won't work, I haven't failed. I am not discouraged, because every wrong attempt discarded is another step forward."

Many dreamers of the world had set backs and failures but like Edison, they saw it as progress and never stopped their pursuit.

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