Have you ever thought or dreamed?
Have you ever thought or dreamed of sailing around the world – alone? Or, have you dreamed of walking in the space, running for high political office, winning the sweepstakes jackpot prize, having a remarkable accomplishments or being awarded a Nobel Prize? If you have ever dreamed or aspired to accomplish any of these difficult tasks or any of million others the human mind can dream – then you are alive. You are a thinking human being, an individual who is physically, emotionally and spiritually alive, for dreams are the deepest expression of creative potential within the human spirit.
A dream is the creation of an idea which develops within a courageous human mind; and it is like a seed. If a seed is carefully planted at the appointed time in fertile soil, and nurtured with proper amounts of water and sunlight, it will spring to life and flower to maturity. All men who have sucked the breath of life have carried a dream in their minds and hearts, but most dreams have fallen too early or too late in the season of life, or on sterile minds and cold hearts, or most often have through discouragement or fear. A man with a dream is a man with promise. Whoever in pursuit of a dream is somebody who is alive?
All dreams, however, like every great and noble aspiration which has flashed in the human mind, are difficult to achieve. Pietro Metasio, an 18th century author and dreamer wrote: “Every noble acquisition is attended with its risks; he who fears to encounter the one must not expect to obtain the other.” Two opposing but mysteriously interrelated human emotions are fear and courage.
It is not the fear of the unknown, of our own ability and competence, which creates challenge and tests our willingness to say, I can? And, is it not that ensuing drive to meet the test which generates courage, which in turn, is our source of strength to conquer fear and meet challenge? These two elements are always present in any great dream or aspiration. If, however, fear suffocates our dreams we surely will fail; if courage sterilizes fear we will die; but, if a proper mixture permeates our quest we will succeed. It therefore takes courage to dream, for successful dreamers are not weak men, nor are they fool. Only those able to overcome fear and difficulties will experience the full and splendid delight of human existence. Go for your quest – if you dare, and you will grasp the most profound insight of all – the power and unlimited potential of the human spirit.
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