We all have dreams. We all have that pressing desire to want
more from life, to bite more than we can chew out of life, to reach beyond our
grasp in life. Why then is it that despite this intoxicating desire for a
better tomorrow, many remain within the pitfall of their status quo. Many dream
and go to sleep, others give birth to bright ideas but simply nurse them in the
swaddling clothes of our journals hoping that someday those dreams will fulfill
themselves.
Some bluntly ignore the call of their dreams while others
make up fancy excuses for why they think it's not time to pursue their dreams
or why they aren't ready to pursue them.
Some years ago, the idea of the electric light bulb was
tipped off in the mind of several young men across the world, but only one of
them, Thomas Edison, did something about that idea. Whereas others were making
excuses about how the world wasn't ready for that innovative idea, Thomas was
busy working on transforming that idea into reality. Today he is celebrated for
it. Indeed, many are called but few are chosen. The chosen few are those who
take it upon themselves to give wheels to their dreams because dreams are like
mental vapor that must be collected and condensed into fluid reality
We need to understand that no dream is self fulfilling. A
dream is absolutely obedient to the law of inertia. It remains as a dream in a
state of rest until there is an external force that causes it to experience a
displacement. A dream is a vehicle for change that requires a driver as with
every other vehicle type.
The moment a dream is given to you, the clock begins to tick
for and against you. A Dream does not expire, what expires is the dreamer.
There is a time designated for every dream. Of what use is discovering you were
meant to be a footballer if you discover it at the age of 60. It may be too
late for you!
People hide behind the curtains of their fear by making
excuses. Failing to realize that excuse excludes a man from destiny. They allow
the little rats of their fear sneak out of their mental basement and boo the
giant elephant of their potential into hiding.
Every true dream will place a demand on you to stretch and
reach far into the outskirts of your comfort zone. They are designed to be far
reaching so much so that when we stretch to grasp hold of their realities, we
inevitable grow. Your dreams may portray you as an infant because they are
usually cladded in childlike fantasies, but in pursuit it presents to you an
evidence of maturity.
The first step is towards realizing it is often the hardest.
We all need to get to work on our dreams one way or the other. If you cannot
fly, run! If you cannot run, walk! If you cannot walk, crawl! If you cannot
crawl, bat your eyelash or make sounds that help propel you towards your
dreams. Rome wasn't built in a day, but daily it was built. We must strive to
do something daily no matter how little that will propel us in the direction of
our dreams.
I can relate to this, nice one Tega! We should inculcate the habit of waking up to pursue our dreams and not sit back and keep imagining. Thanks for this wonderful piece.
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ReplyDeleteLove this! Im inspired to start running in pursuit of accomplishing my dreams.btw you're my favorite writer.
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