Thursday, September 02, 2004
Woke up this morning and rediscovered a gift from a dear friend - a little book with encouraging thoughts about dreams. One particular sentence stood out to me: "You don't know very much until you learn to dream."
This states that the ability to dream is learned. Would this direct us to look at our parents? Or, is it that we need to re-learn it after we face realities, even difficulties, as an adult? What is the measure of knowledge in relation to dreams?
If I look at India, my most recent dream realized, I did learn a lot about life, myself, and my goals. I also learned a lot about the importance to continue to dream - big dreams.
My dream in-the-works is to complete a marathon. This dream is a process. It forces me to re-iterate the dream each day - particularly when my body wants to stop running. Especially when my body wants to start eating poorly(ohh, the wonderful texture of a potato chip - the crunch, the flavour). I guess I'm getting to know myself better as a result of the dream.
I was speaking with a friend about the possibility of living out all of the dreams one has. This friend admitted that they do have all the elements of life that they have ever desired. It is an extremely successful measure of oneself to recognize this. But, now what? Did this person dream too small?
I think so. How can one person understand their potential until a dream is fulfilled? Once it occurs, one's sense of is almost invincible. It is a wonderful and devastating emotion.
This states that the ability to dream is learned. Would this direct us to look at our parents? Or, is it that we need to re-learn it after we face realities, even difficulties, as an adult? What is the measure of knowledge in relation to dreams?
If I look at India, my most recent dream realized, I did learn a lot about life, myself, and my goals. I also learned a lot about the importance to continue to dream - big dreams.
My dream in-the-works is to complete a marathon. This dream is a process. It forces me to re-iterate the dream each day - particularly when my body wants to stop running. Especially when my body wants to start eating poorly(ohh, the wonderful texture of a potato chip - the crunch, the flavour). I guess I'm getting to know myself better as a result of the dream.
I was speaking with a friend about the possibility of living out all of the dreams one has. This friend admitted that they do have all the elements of life that they have ever desired. It is an extremely successful measure of oneself to recognize this. But, now what? Did this person dream too small?
I think so. How can one person understand their potential until a dream is fulfilled? Once it occurs, one's sense of is almost invincible. It is a wonderful and devastating emotion.
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Dream too small or just succeed? Hmmm...when you succeed at running a marathon, does it mean the dream was too small or did you nail it? To have fulfilled all current dreams doesn't have to mean that the process isn't starting over, right?
My other thought about aiming for the big dreams is "at what cost?". If the dream is so consuming that life in the moment is cast aside as a means to an end, is it still worth it?
My other thought about aiming for the big dreams is "at what cost?". If the dream is so consuming that life in the moment is cast aside as a means to an end, is it still worth it?
The dream isn't too small, rather the amount of dreams are too few. By 30, the entirety of our dreams shouldn't be realized, right? That would be an incredible feat.
When I got home from my dreamy India trip, I felt overwhelmed. It was a mix of elation, satisfaction, and total distraction. The dream was successfully played out. I thought it would be the most difficult trip in my life. But, I did it. I proved my ability to problem-solve, adapt, and live with little. I now know that the dream reinforced who I am, rather than merely adding to experiences of my life. I am a traveler for life. The success, and knowledge, of the India dream continues to perpetuate the future of my dreams.
Regarding your second comment...
I don't believe that there is any "cost" affiliated with pursuing a dream. Doing the dream is life. Life will not suffer at the cost of doing a dream. So, life can't be cast aside to pursue a dream because they are synonymous.
There is definitely compromise involved in doing dreams. To be clear, compromise and sacrifice are different. Compromise is something I agree to do, whereas sacrifice is difficult and costly. Sure, I worry about getting a decent job, after taking time off to do what I love, like hang out, read, travel, snap a few photos. But, it's all worth it.
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When I got home from my dreamy India trip, I felt overwhelmed. It was a mix of elation, satisfaction, and total distraction. The dream was successfully played out. I thought it would be the most difficult trip in my life. But, I did it. I proved my ability to problem-solve, adapt, and live with little. I now know that the dream reinforced who I am, rather than merely adding to experiences of my life. I am a traveler for life. The success, and knowledge, of the India dream continues to perpetuate the future of my dreams.
Regarding your second comment...
I don't believe that there is any "cost" affiliated with pursuing a dream. Doing the dream is life. Life will not suffer at the cost of doing a dream. So, life can't be cast aside to pursue a dream because they are synonymous.
There is definitely compromise involved in doing dreams. To be clear, compromise and sacrifice are different. Compromise is something I agree to do, whereas sacrifice is difficult and costly. Sure, I worry about getting a decent job, after taking time off to do what I love, like hang out, read, travel, snap a few photos. But, it's all worth it.
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