Power of Dream
Many of us have dreams when we were young, some even have big dream like myself who want to travel around the whole world with my family members in my own private jet without any worry of money and time. But how many of us really have our dream come true?
I find that dream is important, as it is a projection of what we want to achieve in life. It has the power to drive us to achieve our goals and give us the strength to overcome any obstacles. However not many people realize the Power of Dream!
I would like to share with you how powerful dreams can be with the stories below.
In the eighteen century, the Wright brother’s (Wilbur and Orville) dream was to fly, and they have turn mankind’s dreams of flying into reality. They started experimenting with gliders in 1899. However, it was not until 17 December 1903 that the flying machine was flown successfully. They were granted a patent for their flying machine in 1906. With courage and perseverance these self-taught engineers relied on teamwork and application of the scientific process to make their dream come true. What they have achieved changed our world forever.
If you want to achieve what you want in life, well defined your dream and turn it into measurable goals, break them down into specific action steps and visualize the desired outcomes, just like the Wright brothers did.
In this current century a woman who is a billionaire, by the name of Anousheh Ansari set her dreams when she was only eight. She took courage and stands up for her dream and finally arrive at her destination.
When Anousheh Ansari was a young girl she had her eyes fixed on the twinkling stars of the night skies over Tehran. During summer time, when the family would set up the beds outside on the balcony to sleep, she would lie in her bed and look deep into the mysterious darkness of the universe and think to herself, what’s out there? Will she fly out there and float in the wonderful, boundless freedom of space?
Anousheh Ansari, who was born in Iran and lived there until age 16, had migrated to U.S with her whole family and got an education in Electrical Engineering. She has not forgotten her dream. She stuck to her dream and did not lose her way. Finally in 18th September 2006 she was raised to the surface of the moon and started her space traveling and became the First Female Private Space Tourist after spending about 20 millions.
To me it is a huge sum of money spends to fulfill her dream. Someone once asked her: “Is it worth spending so much money?”
Her reply was: “How do you put a price on your Dream? Is it worth one month’s salary? Is it worth one year’s salary? Is it worth your child’s college savings account? Is it worth all your retirement money? Is it worth losing a limb? Is it worth dying for? What is the right price for a dream? I don’t have an answer for it. But I believe it is different for every person. For me, I was ready, and still am, to give my life for my dream; I would go even if I knew with certainty that it would be a one-way ticket. “
I wonder how you would put a price for your dream and would you take such a risk even knowing all the dangers that you may encounter. To be honest with you, neither do I have an answer for it. But I do believe every person is different.
Many people tend to forget their dreams when they face with life’s challenges. They set their aspirations aside, forget that they have the power to shape their future and ultimately they lose their confidence and hope.
Always remember that people just like you and me is no different from Ansari or the Wright brother, we all have the power to change anything lies sleeping within us.
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