Friday, November 03, 2006 @ 11:29 pm
Dream-chasers vs Dream-stealers
Dream-chasers are the people who go after their dreams. They may be fully committed to their dreams, or they may be faltering on their paths. Dream-chasers may or may not fulfill their dreams. Dream-chasers mainly take the forms of the young generation, who are trying to find their meaning in life and attempting to achieve their goal. However, dream-chasing does not end with age, it continues through life, unless you give it up totally. It is important to note that being committed to a dream does not necessarily mean that your life is being restricted. A river can run through the fields to water the crops, through the forests to give life, beneath the ground in hiding, but a river never forgets its final goal-- the sea.
Dream-stealers are those who steal the dreams of others by making them lose hope in their dreams, or make dream-chasers lose focus of their dreams. Their success is mainly determined by the commitment of dream-chasers to their dreams. The more committed the dream-chaser is to his/her dream, the more difficult it is for dream-stealers to exist. Dream-stealers can take upon many forms. They may be parents who are discouraging their child from choosing a precarious career, they may be teachers who have lost faith in the ability of a student, they may be friends who are discouraging and not supportive, they may be spouses or children who may be a burden in one way or another. Most dream-stealers think what they are doing is for the good of the dream-chaser. This may or may not be the case.
More often than not, dream-chasers will meet dream-stealers. When they meet and exchange blows, it is a test for the dream-chasers. Only those who stay true to their dreams will win the battle, and eventually succeed in achieving their dream. Those who failed may fail completely, or maybe the failure has allowed these people to embark on a new path that may take them to greater heights. This battle between the two parties is not only an exchange of blows, but it is a test of commitment, and a sharing of knowledge and experience.
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Blogging about this because I like to think all of us teenagers as dream-chasers, going towards what we want in life and who we want to be. The future is unclear, and there is no crystal ball to peer into, but we still continue to push forward, taking baby steps at first, then we'll walk, run and eventually leap into the arms of our goals. At this point of time in our lives, many people are affecting our decisions, especially our parents and other family members. But as long as the dream we hold on to is what is our true dream, I believe that we should never let go. We should be like the river and be free to take whatever paths we want to, but we'll never forget the sea. And like what Paulo Coelho said, we should always check that we have these three things with us-- Faith, Hope and Love (not IC, money, handphone).