You know, we all say we want to achieve our dreams. The phrase in english, as it's put, is "Reach for the stars." I think we say that because we think that dreams are something far away, twinkling in the sky, making us happy just to think about them. Currently, I'm dreaming about Motorbike but maybe that's more a daydream. Eh heh. Right!
We all have dreams for the future. Either for our families, friends, loved ones, and, of course, for ourselves. It's interesting that our dreams so often rely on circumstances outside our control or beyond our ability to foresee the future. Having a baby, becoming a famous musician, getting married, getting the job of your dreams, these are things we can imagine. But we never seem to know how things are going to turn out in real life.
I talked with my wife about having dreams and achieving them, and I think we both shared a similar feeling that we thought adulthood would be a somewhat safer, happier place as we go about achieving what we consider to be our dreams. The truth is, however, is that achieving our dreams means taking serious risks...risks that sometimes mean we fail. And nobody likes to fail.
People that we think had star-studded lives actually has serious issues and conflicts that they faced, and were only rewarded for persevering. Tun Mahathir lost his political career after fired by Tunku but one of his teeth by time he became prime minister, and was in constant pain for the rest of his life. Lance Edward Gunderson known as Lance Armstrong one of the most successful athlete, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, with a tumor that had metastasized to his brain and lungs and he survived with a record seven consecutive times. at Tour de France. People have pain. People have problems. Most of the problems we have are insignificant compared to people plauged with disease, famine, or the loss of their friends and family.
The truth is we shape who we are, and we choose who we are and we can be anything, really and truly anything we want to be. Everything bad in our life can be a disaster, or an adventure. It can be an obstacle, or a challenge. The reason most of us don't reach our potential is not because we aren't capable of achieving our dreams, but because we turn back when the obstacles seem to be too much for us to surmount.
I guess we all think we want to achieve our dreams without thinking we have to sacrifice anything. We want to have success with the hard work. No one wants to change when they think about their dreams...most people just want the results without the consequences. All things in life come with a price, whether it's time, money, or health. Nothing in this world comes without a price. But, that can be comforting, because that means that even we have a value that can't be nullified, as individuals.
There is no obstacle in life so large we can't overcome it to achieve our dreams. As long as we are alive, we have a chance to change our lives and realize our dreams. It doesn't mean that dreams get easier as you get older. It seems to me, dreams become harder to achieve the older you are, but they are always, always still possible.
But what are you willing to give up in your life currently to make a dream real? And how long are you willing to toil for a dream you have?
We all have dreams for the future. Either for our families, friends, loved ones, and, of course, for ourselves. It's interesting that our dreams so often rely on circumstances outside our control or beyond our ability to foresee the future. Having a baby, becoming a famous musician, getting married, getting the job of your dreams, these are things we can imagine. But we never seem to know how things are going to turn out in real life.
I talked with my wife about having dreams and achieving them, and I think we both shared a similar feeling that we thought adulthood would be a somewhat safer, happier place as we go about achieving what we consider to be our dreams. The truth is, however, is that achieving our dreams means taking serious risks...risks that sometimes mean we fail. And nobody likes to fail.
People that we think had star-studded lives actually has serious issues and conflicts that they faced, and were only rewarded for persevering. Tun Mahathir lost his political career after fired by Tunku but one of his teeth by time he became prime minister, and was in constant pain for the rest of his life. Lance Edward Gunderson known as Lance Armstrong one of the most successful athlete, he was diagnosed with testicular cancer, with a tumor that had metastasized to his brain and lungs and he survived with a record seven consecutive times. at Tour de France. People have pain. People have problems. Most of the problems we have are insignificant compared to people plauged with disease, famine, or the loss of their friends and family.
The truth is we shape who we are, and we choose who we are and we can be anything, really and truly anything we want to be. Everything bad in our life can be a disaster, or an adventure. It can be an obstacle, or a challenge. The reason most of us don't reach our potential is not because we aren't capable of achieving our dreams, but because we turn back when the obstacles seem to be too much for us to surmount.
I guess we all think we want to achieve our dreams without thinking we have to sacrifice anything. We want to have success with the hard work. No one wants to change when they think about their dreams...most people just want the results without the consequences. All things in life come with a price, whether it's time, money, or health. Nothing in this world comes without a price. But, that can be comforting, because that means that even we have a value that can't be nullified, as individuals.
There is no obstacle in life so large we can't overcome it to achieve our dreams. As long as we are alive, we have a chance to change our lives and realize our dreams. It doesn't mean that dreams get easier as you get older. It seems to me, dreams become harder to achieve the older you are, but they are always, always still possible.
But what are you willing to give up in your life currently to make a dream real? And how long are you willing to toil for a dream you have?
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