Dreams (Part I)

A dream is a cherished desire within us which always gives us with a hope of doing something better with our life. As a kid we've fantasies of becoming a fighter pilot or an astronaut when we grow up. As a kid we're influenced by movies and our childhood dreams are normally of gigantic proportions. Would a kid dream of becoming a mechanical engineer (by the way I've a mechanical engineering degree) or a dentist (and I knew a very smart guy who is a dentist)? Although the answer is "no" but there are two important underlying aspects associated with it. First of all as a kid we're used to dreaming big, the reason being we haven't faced failures in our lives. Secondly we don't know how the world really works, for kids the world is a giant circus. As a giant circus the kids see the clowns, bears, elephants believing this is the reality. We don't understand the clown is a guy who has to make a living out of it and the animals are living a life of captivity. So our dreams as a kid are yet to face the fire which is going to mould it for next few decades.

The next question that comes to my mind is why we dream? The feeling that something extraordinary is possible in our lives is one of the reasons we dream. Another being while dreaming we let our mind sail freely in this vast ocean of possibilities. It's like being in a museum, you're just roaming around taking a look at all the exhibits. You don't know which one will catch you eyes and compel you to dig deeper into it. For me looking around into the possibilities gives a great way to find what I am really looking for. It also gives me a way to gauge my desires for a particular dream. If the dream dies too young may be it isn't the one for me!

I'll continue to explore this topic further in the next few posts. Thanks for reading.