True destiny

We should give our dreams – the things which we hope to do and achieve – a chance. Many of us have lofty dreams as a child, but as we grew up, we slowly let go of those dreams, dismissing them as unrealistic.

We dreamt of becoming a famous scientist, world class pianist or rich businessman when we were hopeful and impressionable ten-year-olds, but stopped taking those dreams seriously as we grew older. Why? Because we think that those dreams are impossible to achieve, that we’d be foolish to pursue them and that only those few lucky people get to attain their childhood dreams.

So, we ease into the state of being just ordinary, and we thought that now we’re being realistic as opposed to being naively idealistic as a child. But the truth is just that we’ve given up too easily. To be successful, we need to possess a certain amount of idealism.

Of course, we can always argue that a young child does not know about life and its difficulties, and so, they’ll have dreams that strike their fancy and that may not be realistic. But if we really want to achieve our dreams, we should stop making excuses and start taking our dreams seriously.

Many of us fail to achieve our dreams because we like to dismiss them as impossible without trying. Dreams will only come true by trying. Often, we need to try many times, and efforts also include working hard, learning, improving ourselves and looking for opportunities. If we’ve never tried, how do we know that we cannot succeed? Also, we must not be afraid to fail. Successful people do fail many times before they achieved success. We should never let the fear of failing keep us from succeeding.

But then again, there is a reality check. Not all our dreams will become reality. Sad to say, but it’s true. Therefore, if that’s the case, why should we bother to pursue our dreams in the first place, only to expose ourselves to heartache should our dreams fail to come to pass. We might as well forget about having dreams and save ourselves from the possibility of disappointment and shattered hopes. However, to do that would be cowardice. Who knows whether or not we’ll achieve our dreams unless we first try, unless we give ourselves and also our dreams a chance? And to give our dreams a chance, we need to have courage.

It takes courage to pursue our dreams, because in the course of pursuing it, we’re bound to face setbacks and failures. We need the courage to face those failures and to keep on trying. And as I’ve said before, not all dreams will be fulfilled. We need great courage to accept that and to move on to pursue and succeed in other endeavors should any of our dreams fail to become reality. To pursue a dream is also to take risks. It is like a gamble. You stake your time, energy and money for the sake of trying to attain your dreams, but in the end, you may or may not win. You risk facing disappointment and broken dreams. But if you do not take the risk at all, you lose one hundred percent the chance of ever winning.

The choice is ours. We could forget about dreams and thus also forgo any possibility of achieving our hearts’ desires. Alternatively, we could give ourselves a chance by working towards our dreams, but not without the price of taking risks and facing possible failure. Courage, together with hope, are vital for a person who wants to achieve his or her dreams. Ultimately, a person who possesses courage and hope, even if he or she first encounters failure, will eventually be a success.

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