The most beautiful thing on earth is being able to dream, you could be anything in your thought. Our imagination is so wild, to the extent you could grow wings if you wish to but then, the most beautiful thing becomes sad when we are awake, what will be the point of dreaming, if we can't try as much as possible to make it a reality? even if it is just a fraction of it. The best definition of literature I ever came across was, "it is an escape from reality. This is exactly what most dreams are.
We all have different definitions of dreams depending on individual perspective about the concept, i was told that dreams are not what you see when you are asleep at night but those things feeding on your thoughts and keeping you awake, it sounds obnoxious but true.
Every day of my life has always been about achieving something, working towards a particular purpose. It might not be pleasing since not all I set out to gain I ended up achieving but I never relented. I keep getting at it maybe one day I will have my hands on all the things I crave for, which might be a little impossible because there are a thousands of them but that is the beauty of it. Ability to keep dreaming about New stuff to achieve as always been my spark.
Setting new goals and objectives, clinging on them as much as I could, I could change the narrative any time I wish, it feels a little refreshing, I might not have all I want but having the ability to dream about things I want to achieve is a symbol of hope.
Recently this ability to dream is finally being exterminated by hopelessness, it seems people have finally given up on dreams and wishes, they prefer they settle for scraps life brings to their table rather than chasing their dreams. I wouldn't blame them, hard times begets hard measures. We have a lot of dreamers out there hoping for a better tomorrow but as every minute gets by they realise that the distance between them and their dreams doesn't seem to be decreasing.
Mankind has finally come to a breaking point, just like dream lord would say, "without the ability to dream what are odds of hoping for a better tomorrow". As a human, I have had my share of disappointments in different areas of my life. I know this as a fact, hope might seem like a myth just like - fiction is unreal, a spark of thought about unfathomable possibilities of things that might be or might never be. A non-physicsl force that is not bound by the laws and principles of time, capable of keeping the blind awake, paralyzing human senses with endless longing.
My life is passion driven, always thinking about what is next on my bucket list to achieve. A deep thinker, having a moment of break in my thoughts is something I barely experience. There are a lot of things we humans wish for ranging from luxurious cars and houses, I wouldn't say I don't want this things but it has never been my area of focus.
In life we all have dreams, not nightmares but things we wish for regardless of our personal or collective financial capabilities, things we crave. It is all part of what make us humans. Although not everyone is born with a silver spoon which makes things a little difficult for most people.
Being a deep thinker it has always been easier for me to highlight the things I need and how I intend to achieve it, every thought and idea flows through my mind at my convenience. So it has never been a matter of what but when I intend to put this ideas into work. Still, it has never been easy. it has always felt good to dream even if it is beyond my reach. In my imagination I create this picture where I put everything i need to achieve, the things I'm passionate about. Every necessary item without leaving anything out.
Being overwhelmed by what needs to be achieved is the main reason why most people are busy surviving instead of living but for others who galavant and find contentment in the process are those that are privileged to be living. I'm not saying settling for less means you are living but that thing you are obsessed about achieving, if eventually it is achieved, will it make you feel better about yourself? will it define who you are or what you are meant to be?. As humans there will always be something to achieve, the moment you achieve that, there will always be another you desire, it is what make us humans but the feeling you get from those activities you engage in matters a lot.
Does it make you feel fulfilled? greatness and success are all admirations of life but fulfillment is a personal conviction that puts your mind at ease, knowing you have fulfilled the sole reason of your existence. I believe Instead of being too occupied with survival why not try living because at the long run when our youthful days are long gone and we look back at the years spent on earth all we have left is the experience and feeling of a life well spent. In the absence of those two its creates a hole in our mind with feelings of emptiness and regret of a life wasted.
As much as our purpose in life doesn't fully define us but the feeling of being fulfilled comes from achieving some certain things we consider to be our purpose, So to an extent I believe what gives our lives meaning and a sense of direction is having a purpose to hold unto which might be a dream or a wish but what makes us satisfied with our life is knowing we have lived.
This write-up was inspired by week 32 SciFi multiverse prompt titled "Life, dreams and success" in SciFi multiverse community.
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