Is it your Dream?
July 10, 2008
It looks as if it’s only right to dream big.
“Set the target to achieve your first million! Pin the picture of your dream home up. Admire it every morning and imagine that you’ve already owned it,” this is what a typical motivator would tell you.
It is important to dream. Pursuing of dream motivates success.
I am what I am, partly because of my dreams.
It is, however, equally important to reflect on whether the dream that you are pursuing is really yours.
“When people see things as beautiful, ugliness is created. When people see things as good, evil is created,” says Lao Tzu, the sage, in his book Tao Te Ching. In the definition of Tao, nothing is absolute. Value is ascribed by people who see it.
A dream could well be a nightmare.
How do you know dream if a dream, and not the nightmare?
The answer is honesty – be honest to yourself! Constant reflections on what you really want is a way to find out exactly what your dream is.
While it is good to dream big, it could be equally good to dream simple.
What is important is to find out where your heart directs you to.
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