I am reminded of a statement saying: Everyone has a
dream. Some make it happen,
partly retreated and leave it and others will save them for the
rest of their life.Dream is not just a fantasy and
imagination, but what we dream can be embodied. Without realizing it, our life's
journey begins with a dream. Professor Felix Tans, a lecture in English study program at Nusa
Cendana university- Kupang, had ever said “People who want to achieve success
must have a dream”. It has inspired me to write this writing.
An illustration may can bring us to know well about this
writing. One day, an art teacher in an elementary school asks
his students to draw what become their ideas in a paper. They are free to
choose. Many students draw the police, doctors, teachers, pilots, etc... When
the teacher checks their work, he praises the work of his students,but when he
wants sees the Deni’s picture, a student who known very quiet; the teacher is
confuse because he sees Dany draws some people who are looking at some pictures
on the wall. The teacher asks, “what are you drawing Deni?” He replies shyly, “I
draw the people who come to see the painting exhibition”. The teacher also continues
to ask, “So what are your ideas?Why do you have a picture like this? See your
friends. They draw the police, doctors, pilots, etc. Don’t you want to be one
of them?” The boy looks down and continues drawing. Several years passed. These
students have completed their school and some have gotten jobs. The teacher is
still teaching at the school. One day, he is invited to see an exhibition of
the painting of a young famous painter. He comesto fulfill the invitation. He is
amazing with the beautiful paintings on the wall. Suddenly, someone pats on his
shoulder and says, “good afternoon, sir.. Do you still remember me?”The teacher
is confuse, but the man quickly saying, “do you still remember the event at eight
years ago in art lesson? I am Dany, the students who drew an image that you don’t
like, but now I've proved it. I have to prove to you and to everyone that
dreams can come true if we are struggling to make it happen”. The teacher is proud
and smile in hearing the story of his students.
The story above can inspired
us to see how far the influence of dreams in getting success. Many people have
proved it. One of them is a band TheBeatles,
the legendary of rock music from England that’s very famous in the world in the 1960s, in a book“The Beatles Way”that written by Harry Lange, tell that the
success that they achieve is originated
from a dream. Dreams are the beginning of all their
efforts. They dream of a group that will be familiar to
many people and through the great struggle for the ideals they finally realize that their dreams becoming a reality.
In
achieving dream, we must have a desire. Without a will,our dreams will bein in vain.
Besides, the hard work is needed to realize our dreams.
What we want to get or do are not only in our mind, but we should try to get it
by starting from a simple thing, own self and from the time being. On the other hand, as God's
creatures, we must close to Him, asking
His blessing so that we can achieve our dreams. Without
the intervention of His hand we cannot do anything.
Dreams
are not an integral part in the history of human life.
Many people who had get succeed because they start from a dream, We don’t be afraid to have dream. In
addition,
the following successful
people is
Kamasean Matthew, a finalist of Indonesian Idol, in her comment before singing
her song by the title “Mimpi” in Spectacular show of Indonesian Idol saying
that her success to get the golden tickets to there is starting with her dreams
a few years ago. Now she has proved it.
With
the dream, we form a path in the
prepared mind that leads us into what we dream. Dreams are a force that can be used as a bridge of the future. I have
experience in achieving a dream. I experienced it since
childhood when I wanted to take part in activities such as Boy Scout Jamboree and
other competitions. Due to the activities like this means I can travel any where and
can have a lot of interesting experience.
In fact I could achieve my dream. After graduating
from the Academy of Foreign Languages St.
Mary-Ende, I got an offer to participate
in the selection for the Youth Jamboree activities of Indonesia as a representative
of East Flores district. Actually, this activity is
still strange for me because I had not been following the activities
like this before. Through the strong desire and struggle, I could get success.
There were several stages of testing and it turns good luck on my side.
I succeed to be candidate of East Flores district and joined with
friends from other districts in NTT province. My dream came
true. I followed the activities of the Youth Jamboree Indonesia
(JPI) in Bengkulu province, and subsequently
followed by Bhakti Pemuda Antar Propinsi activities in the province of Maluku. I am satisfied that what I dream can be achieved if we have a strong desire to make it happen.
It’s like a wisdom saying: “Wherethere is a will,
there's a way”
Success
cannot be achieved if weonly dream of without any hard work.
But here the dream is very important as a motivator for us to continue
the spirit to achieve everything we want. When we are tired,
then re-imagine our dreams, at least there
will be more enthusiasm to continue to achieve success.
When
we want to realize the dream, throw
away all our doubts and feeling insecure. Be assured
that God will always guide us in bringing in our
dreams.The more often we make a
conscious dream, the more easilywe are led to the formation
of the reality in our expectations.
Do not be afraid to dream!But dream what we are grasping it
later. Everything will be successful if we work hard,
have a strong desire and praye to God.
(Penulis: Mariana Kelen)
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