My colleague sent me a new year e-card, wishing me a new year full of a whole lot of things, out of which what struck me was happiness. "Happiness, the kind that you have when your dreams come true." was the wish.
True. The happiness you get when your dreams come true is so round, so fulfiling and beautiful.
But what about the disappointment when your dreams are shattered?
Dreams are His way of showing us something which would grow as a vision (so says my friend - he thinks dreams which would be fulfilled later on are called visions and therefore, only a loser has dreams, the winner always has visions).
When we were kids, our dreams, our wishes and fancies knew no bounds and we would crave crazily for even the most unattainable things, which more than once has landed me with disappointment. But we don't care then, we dream, laugh if we get them true, cry if we don't and move on.
But the disappointments which surface from our dreams now affect us more. Is it because we were more mature as kids to deal with our dreams? (Its nice to observe kids smiling and crying in their sleep. Probably , they are living the dream they have in their sleep.)
I have always dreamt of everything perfect in life, as a child. As I grew up, I came to the realisation that perfection is unattainable. Whatever be it, there is bound to be some imperfection which you would have to live with. The realisation made me cautious in my dreams to come. I would keep reminding myself "dreaming feels nice, but dont fly away to paradise with it ,come down once in a while and realise that it could always be shattered, could always be turned unworthy of reality". Well, man grows more practical as he grows up. So did I. The more practical me, therefore tended to dream less, so as to avoid heartbreaks.
As years go by, I grow more practical. Am I giving up dreaming now? Am I scared of the disappointment which awaits me on my inability to transform them to reality?Am I scared, if I have dreams and not visions, I will be stamped a loser, will be looked down upon by myself? On the other hand, if I don't have dreams and something nice happens, it becomes a surprise and I would be delighted to great extents at the unexpected flash of Lady Luck's divine smile. ( which is, of course not so fulfilling as the happiness which you feel on seeing your dreams coming true).
Some say, okay, don't dream sooo much, pursue attainable goals..But what is "attainable"? How much can I dream? Is there a limit?
Having a dream of attainable goals and pursuing to make the vision come true is not "dreaming", it is planning. So does that mean, dreaming is not good? Does that mean, winners never dream, they just plan? Even they are scared of dreaming? What about the loser who dared dream even his not so "attainable" and let go off the fear of disappointment and had the courage to see the dream eye to eye, to make his heart happy for a while? Who is the loser? The one who had a vision and dared take only calculated risks or the one who dared to let his heart go and fly high? Who is the loser? The one who didnt dream or the one who did?
I don't know the answers. I feel, the more you dream, the more happy and unhappy you become, the more you get to taste the flavors of each.
But thats what life is about. Tasting the tears and fun. The more you have it, the more of life you would have seen, the more of life you would have lived.
So dream and live life more.
Happy New Year ! Have a lovely wonderful year with fulfilled dreams..
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