The Game of Dreams

“No dream is too big and no dreamer is too small”
-          Turbo (Animation movie)

What happens when we wake up from a dream? If it was a nightmare, we sigh a relief that it was just a dream. If it was a beautiful and pleasant dream, we tend to regret the abrupt end to the dream. We again reassure ourselves that it was just a dream and make a wish to see the dream again on some other day. The same happens with our life. If our ambitions are too big and beautiful, we tend to lose faith in the positive outcome to the dreams we hold and we bury it in the deep corner of our heart waiting for the right moment to make it happen. Our faith always borrows its strength from the achievements in our past. But there are some who carry their dreams and take the plunge into the chaos of the world and are determined to make it true.

Recently, I had a conversation with a friend who had left his potentially successful career in a well paying job which could have assured him a financially and socially impressive life and started something on his own. He knew the risk he was going for. He may have to compromise on his lifestyle and deal with the constant comparisons from his peer groups and the social mischief mongers till he finds success.  A setback in his new venture may make him go back to his old routine job. But he choose to accept that risk to explore his potential to achieve his dreams. His reply to one of his Clients who was surprised that he left such a well paying job to start on his own – “There is always a Risk involved in life. You either take it or leave it. I choose to take it”.

On the same day, I happen to have a conversation with another friend of mine who was holding on to her job only because it helped her to meet her survival needs. While she carried in her heart a dream to create and manage a unique venture which may or may not be a success. She isn’t ready to take the risk of taking the plunge at present. She had her own commitments to fulfill and is waiting for the right moment while holding onto her dream in the meanwhile.

So what makes one to push his dreams from his imagination into a reality and the other to wait for the right opportunity or moment? Basically, there has to be three attributes which must be dominating enough without any excuses or genuine reasons to make dreams come true.

• Faith – to believe without an iota of doubt in your dreams.
• Passion – to have a burning desire to see your dreams come true
• Will – to take the plunge and risk everything you hold on to as lifeguards.

The rest of the reasons  – money, time, survival, fear of failure, etc.  are just filling the void in the absence of the above three attributes.

Richard DeVos, the co-founder of Amway sums it up in his quote – “The only thing that stands between a man and what he really wants from life is often merely the will to try it and the faith to believe that it is possible”.

That’s the way dreams play out. Some people embrace the risk and take the plunge into the deep sea. Some wait for the tide to be favorable. While others just wait at the shore and keep dreaming. 

Welcome to the Game of Dreams !!!