My Dreams, My Aspirations!

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I nurture an aspiration to contribute my mite towards society in the humble way I can.  I have been doing so consistently for the past two decades in rearing my two children to be conscientious global citizens and contribute positively towards the betterment of society.  Seeing them develop into mature, responsible young adults with their heads firmly on their shoulders, stimulated by standing up for what they know is right, makes me feel like this dream has taken root. 

 I educate two unprivileged girls and wish them educated and standing on their own feet because education is the only weapon with which one can aspire to change one’s status and the world.  This has been one dream I have fostered from a young age, believing that if I can educate even one girl child, it would mean educating a generation.  I sincerely follow this principle and have tried to illuminate a few lives with the lamp of literacy.  I have inculcated this aspiration in my kids that they have now voluntarily promised to bear the onus of educating at least one if not more who otherwise would have been lost in the mire of illiteracy and consequent degradation.  When we know better, we obviously do better is what prompts my son who is only fourteen and brilliant at studies to devote half an hour everyday to tutor the maid’s son.   I see this as the seed taking ground to flower and bear fruits and makes me feel complete as a mother and an individual of the conviction that education is the foundation stone towards arriving at a better tomorrow.  My children have vowed to put aside a portion of their earning towards creating a charity that would sponsor a needy child all the way to higher education which is a dream that will live on longer than I do.

I have a myriad of dreams which make a beautiful spectrum and keep alive the flame of living life meaningfully.  Of these, I aspire to leave the earth a better place for coming generations and have promised myself not to degrade the environment.  Therefore, I have banned usage of plastic bags in my house, am very conscious of water conservation and do not spill a drop more than that what I strictly need.  I do not even use chemical disinfectants, pesticides and deodorizers at home and try to keep a clean and fresh-smelling home by using herbal concoctions.  This is my way of working towards the dream to contribute something towards the generations to come. 

The words of James Dean remain with me at every step, “Dream as if you’ll live forever, live as if you’ll die today.”  My dream of educating someone will live on much after I am dead and gone through my generations that will see the tomorrow which I will not.  Just as I have faith in them, I know that all things are possible to a heart that dreams and believes in their coming true.

My Dreams, My Aspirations!

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What is life sans the constant urge to keep alive dreams or aspirations to do something, reach a goal or be something?  It’s never too late to cultivate and cherish these emotions and reinvent oneself in the course.  These components are cornerstone of living because we are as good as dead minus them.  Without this motivation, life would be insipid and full of ennui.  When dreams are absent, life’s intrinsic value pales into insignificance.  For man to be alive and life to maintain its essence, dreams and aspirations are inextricable.  I am in my forties, yet harbor dreams which basically keep me charged.  It is the most effective way to give thumbs down to any negative thought or energy which may pull me down, even briefly. 

Eleanor Roosevelt rightly said that, “The future belongs to those who believe in the future of their dreams.”  My dream to succeed in every endeavor is much stronger than my fear of failure and this keeps the magic alive.  Only when we strive to rightly blend dreams and aspirations can we hope to succeed for all dreams come true if we have the courage to pursue them. 

Merely dreaming and aspiring without active participation to spur oneself and convert them into action will lead nowhere.  Idle dreaming is different from active dreaming.  Dreaming and aspiring go hand in hand with toil and perseverance.  While dreams alone cannot sustain life, only acting but not dreaming and planning is also futile.  Merely sitting in the shade and aspiring for a beautiful garden is impossible.  Constant toiling in the sun would ensure its coming true.  Also, only acting without foundation of a dream is pointless.  Herein lays the crux between empty dreams and meaningful ones.  One has to aspire and act on one’s dreams with open eyes to translate them into hardcore reality.  A dream can be reality when one works towards materializing it with guts, determination, sweat and patience.

If it were not for the passionate dreamer, life would have been handicapped.  Every invention or discovery is due to the madness of a dreamer who dared to dream differently from the rest, a dreamer who must have asked himself, “Why not?”  Today’s dreams are indeed tomorrow’s answers for only a zestful dreamer can contribute towards the progress of society.  Daring to dream is what keeps progress moving in the right direction. 

Dreams bind human beings in a common vein.  A man, who does not aspire, lives in vain for men of action are primarily dreamers.  For a future we have to dream today else the former will not be and the best way to make our dreams and aspirations come true is to wake up and take charge.  When one ceases to dream, he ceases to live.  Industrial pioneer Dhirubhai Ambani too was a dreamer.  He envisioned something, conceptualized it and finally built his empire by translating his dreams into functional realism.  The mind will take a fresh breath only if we dare to dream!  Calling all dreamers, take a bow!