We all grow with great ideas and dreams. Each of us wants to be something, to make a name, to succeed in a career, to stand out in his or her unique nature. You might have noticed that those dreams fade away, they die slowly, because many things come in the way and you might have stood in the way also. Following our dreams is never easy especially when the path to those dreams involves others. You find yourself in the constant struggle between following your deep-most desires and what society wants from you. You find yourself going through periods of inner turmoil because you can't reconcile the concepts of who you are and what society wants you to be.
Truth is, you can never be happy without grasping unto that thing that really defines and makes you feel complete. You can choose to follow your path, however difficult it may be. It is your path, the path that opens you to life. It happens that the thought of it frightens and scares you. You may be feeling like you would have to stand against the entire world. The choice to follow this path can be cause of a lot of suffering. It can also cause you great losses, like friends who feel abandoned because you are following a star that leads you to where you were meant to be. But mind you, following your path also means embracing solitude. I am not talking about "aloneness", not loneliness.... I am talking about the creative, somewhat painful solitude of listening to calls that only you can understand, of knowing that no one can interpret the dream you are about to follow but you, the feeling that you will walk that path alone. And if you find someone who understands you, you should welcome him or her with delight. It is a grace that is hard to find.
If you have a dream, it is now you should stand up for you. Do not push for tomorrow the journey you can start today. It will never start because tomorrow doesn't exist, and when it does, it comes with new colors and new beckons. Do not regret the things you missed yesterday, they are no longer yours, they belong to the realm of forgetfulness. Your dream... that which you have beheld at night, you should dream it now with eyes awake. You should believe in your dream so much as to take up arms for it. You should believe in yourself so much as to take off the veil that society casts over you and affirm your personality. Great things never come easily. They come only to the brave of heart and that a thing is hard to get is the more reason to fight for you. As you fight for your dream, you grow inside and a beautiful personality shapes within you.
Truth is, you can never be happy without grasping unto that thing that really defines and makes you feel complete. You can choose to follow your path, however difficult it may be. It is your path, the path that opens you to life. It happens that the thought of it frightens and scares you. You may be feeling like you would have to stand against the entire world. The choice to follow this path can be cause of a lot of suffering. It can also cause you great losses, like friends who feel abandoned because you are following a star that leads you to where you were meant to be. But mind you, following your path also means embracing solitude. I am not talking about "aloneness", not loneliness.... I am talking about the creative, somewhat painful solitude of listening to calls that only you can understand, of knowing that no one can interpret the dream you are about to follow but you, the feeling that you will walk that path alone. And if you find someone who understands you, you should welcome him or her with delight. It is a grace that is hard to find.
If you have a dream, it is now you should stand up for you. Do not push for tomorrow the journey you can start today. It will never start because tomorrow doesn't exist, and when it does, it comes with new colors and new beckons. Do not regret the things you missed yesterday, they are no longer yours, they belong to the realm of forgetfulness. Your dream... that which you have beheld at night, you should dream it now with eyes awake. You should believe in your dream so much as to take up arms for it. You should believe in yourself so much as to take off the veil that society casts over you and affirm your personality. Great things never come easily. They come only to the brave of heart and that a thing is hard to get is the more reason to fight for you. As you fight for your dream, you grow inside and a beautiful personality shapes within you.
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