Dreams make us wonder, dreams open up new possibilities, and dreams inspire us to hope for a better future.
Everyone dreams. It can be pleasant, one that makes you regret waking up; and it can be a nightmare, you are grateful for waking up. You can be dreaming of some sweet scenarios you would like to experience in life. It is going all sweet and pleasant, and perhaps the moment you get to the most important part is when you wake up. After such dream you are left with a grin on your face, and you wonder if you can truly experience them in real life.
Then there is the counterpart. Dreams that make you sweat and gasp for breath. Most likely we have all experienced that particular dream of wanting to get away from danger, but you just can't see to get anywhere. Your legs are heavy, and helplessly you feel the danger gets closer and closer. It is said that when you have such dream, then there is a circumstance in your life that you are eager to change albeit giving you a hard time.
There are two major forms of dreams;
The unconscious one. Refers to the one you have in your sleep
The conscious one. You are not sleeping, it refers to your aspirations in life.
In this article, our context is on the latter.
It is said that "nothing happens unless we first dream." Once you dream of something you hope to achieve, if you don't work on it you are still dreaming. Dreams are concepts that, if pursued, may lead to great feats. Note: "if dwelt upon". It is one thing to dream, it is another to take necessary action.
A dream does not become a reality by accident; it requires sweat, perseverance, and hard effort..- Collin Powell
At a tender age, I dreamt of becoming a competent chef. I had a passion for cooking and I hoped to pursue it as a hubby or a career. I enrolled in culinary schools and I took courses on local and foreign delicacies. That action I took has had a huge effect on my life today. As a student, I worked in a restaurant on school free days and earned to support myself and have good savings.
Of course, I am not at the top yet. I am still working towards the grand realization of my dream. Very soon I hope to set up my own Eatery and put to good use my vast knowledge of different delicacies, locally and internationally.
Right time to dream
Simple, anytime you dream is the right time. When it comes to age, some dream quite early and have great accomplishments. Others are till the later part of their lives. Let us consider some examples.
Mark Zuckerberg started Facebook at the age of 19 and became a billionaire at the age of 23. He had an early dream, pursued it and made a global name from himself. Larry Page and Sergey Brin were both 21 years old when they invented the world's leading search engine, Google. Many like them had the opportunity to dream and implement their dreams quite early in their lives. These people went on to be self-made billionaires.
There are others that dreamt very late in their lives. A notable example is Colonel Sanders, the founder of Kentucky Fried Chicken. After a series of disappointments in life, he started KFC at the age of 66. At that age many think there is nothing to achieve anymore, Sanders proved them wrong. He went on to become a billionaire at the age of 85. It doesn't matter when, he has made his mark in the history of successful business icons for many years to come.
It's never too old or young to dream. Therefore ask yourself; "What is my dream? Am I working toward it's realization? Will I look back years from now and thank myself for the dreams I had?"