I have asked myself this question on several occasions when I realised that some of my dreams had reached an end.Yes,many of those dreams were childish.But,back then they meant a lot to me.From experience I think,I know how much it pains to see one's dreams come crashing down to earth in a zillion pieces just like the innumerable shards of a broken mirror and pierce into one's heart leaving behind many temporary and some permanent scars.This is an expression of the pain and hurt that accompany an unfulfilled dream in flowery and metaphorical language which,unfortunately manages to bring out only a part of the actual sorrow felt.As we grow older,our dreams don't lag behind,even they grow with age and God forbid if they are not fulfilled even the disappointment magnifies.One might wonder why dream in the first place when one's dreams face the risk of not coming true.We feel it's safer to stop dreaming and save ourselves all the sadness that comes as a result of an unfulfilled dream.But we must understand that anyone who's got even a bit of happiness,hope and love for life in the darkest recesses of his/her heart can't stop dreaming because all of these three emotions are responsible for the genesis of dreams in an individual.We dream because we are full of hope that even the darkest night of our life will come to an end and usher in a new,promising dawn that will flood the otherwise ominous and dark sky with joy and radiance.In simple words,we dream because we hope and believe that our tomorrow will be better than our today.
We must also understand that while dreaming definitely gives us hope of a better future,its not enough to provide dynamism and momentum to life.Its only when these dreams assume a real form do we progress and move forward in life.Its important to be both a dreamer and a doer.In the famous words of the great JRD.Tata,"Vision without action is a mere dream and action without vision is mere timepass".When we only keep dreaming without making conscious efforts to realise our dreams,we reach a point in life when realisation dawns upon us that we could have been much more than what we are at present,that we could have been every bit of the type of person we had always imagined ourselves to be........if only we had made the required efforts.And with this realisation,a sharp pain sears through the heart and it contracts with regret.So,to save ourselves all that regret its certainly better to start working to make our dreams a reality rather than reach the twilight of our lives full of regret of unfulfilled dreams of an entire lifetime.
We must also understand that while dreaming definitely gives us hope of a better future,its not enough to provide dynamism and momentum to life.Its only when these dreams assume a real form do we progress and move forward in life.Its important to be both a dreamer and a doer.In the famous words of the great JRD.Tata,"Vision without action is a mere dream and action without vision is mere timepass".When we only keep dreaming without making conscious efforts to realise our dreams,we reach a point in life when realisation dawns upon us that we could have been much more than what we are at present,that we could have been every bit of the type of person we had always imagined ourselves to be........if only we had made the required efforts.And with this realisation,a sharp pain sears through the heart and it contracts with regret.So,to save ourselves all that regret its certainly better to start working to make our dreams a reality rather than reach the twilight of our lives full of regret of unfulfilled dreams of an entire lifetime.
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