The Power of a Dream.
I can visualize the scene again and again like it was today.11; 30 p.m, Saturday night, the 15th of August 1998, Entebbe International Airport. I was leaving home for the first time in 25 years, destination Harvard University, a place where I knew all my dreams would come true. As I said that final good bye to my parents and friends, I saw dreams, expectations, hope so thick you could slice it with a knife, I could see a tinge of sadness in their eyes laced with a glimmer of of happiness for me. As I stepped aboard the Boeing 707, I knew my life was about to change for ever, then I woke up.
It is said that the quality of ones life is determined by the size of the dream that one carries. Since time immemorial, the people who have shaped and continue to influence global affairs are those who were audacious enough to dream. Each and everyone alive has a dream. It is the one thing that after all has been said and done will stand out as your very own. Your dream distinguishes you from the person next to you. A dream is the agent that drives life. Nothing is impossible to the dreamer. The greatest that the Almighty God gave us is the power of imagination. Imagination can take you places. Life without a dream is like motion without meaning, activity without direction and events without reason. Without a dream, life is trivial, petty and pointless.
Yet just because you have a dream, doesn’t mean you are ready to fulfill it. Every dream has journey, a journey of hardwork.Dreams attract persecution. Friends and family and a multitude of obstacles stand in the pursuit of our dreams. So what do we do?
In order to achieve your dream, you need to leave your comfort zone, what Zig Zigler calls the land of Familiar. You need to develop a personality and character that can fulfill that dream.
Develop skills that can help you fulfill that dream. Endurance, perseverance, self control, assertiveness, discipline and the most important, the relentless pursuit of an intimate relationship with God. Take your Education seriously; work smart and not hard in the pursuit of academic excellence. Develop a character that is reflective of courage and strength, integrity; it preserves dreams, an unwavering will to succeed and absolute confidence in God that you can achieve.
Seek knowledge; learn from others’ experiences, read ravenously, expansively and extensively. Delay self gratification and cultivate a spirit of patience and endurance.
The relentless pursuit and consequent achievement of your dream will not only preserve your life but bring joy and fulfillment to those around you while bringing glory and honor to God the father.
Dearly beloved, I implore you to pursue your dreams.
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