Dream big. Reach for the stars, and you will accomplish great things. Dream until your dreams come true. These are all great inspirational phrases that we have been told our entire lives. What most people fail to mention is how hard it is to actually accomplish these “great things” that dreams are supposed to produce.
I think this is the main problem in today’s society. How are we ever supposed to get anything done if we spend our entire lives believing that all we need to do to make our dreams come true is simply, well, dream? Don’t get me wrong, having big dreams is great. At times it is the only thing that keeps us motivated. But what people tend to forget is that there is a lot of hard work required in order to make our dreams come true. I think that as senior year has progressed and we are faced with huge decisions concerning the rest of our lives, many of us have come to realize this same truth.
We all have different dreams of what we hope to accomplish in our lives: some of us strive to be doctors, while others want to become missionaries or pastors. Still others wish to go into business, science, art, or music. Some of us are still undecided, or, as I like to put it, “keeping our options open.” None of these desires is superior to any other; no matter what our goal we all hope to accomplish big things, or even just live happily ever after. However, these goals also have another thing in common: they all require at least some amount of hard work. Some of us may allow ourselves to be deterred by the amount of time, effort, and heart required to achieve our goals, but for those who press on there will be a reward that makes all the sweat, blood, and tears worthwhile: a dream come true.
-SB
