There is an old song that runs, “There’s a long, long road a winding unto the land of my dreams.” Like all songs that make us think about our dreams and take us away from the humdrum, everyday business of life, it became very popular. Also like many popular songs, its sentiments are undoubtedly true and instinctively people are drawn to them, even though, or maybe because, they themselves are unable to put their feelings into words.
Dreams have had a greater impact upon the evolution of humanity than anything else. Were it not for dreams we would still be living in caves. However, dreams only become reality if we really believe in them and are prepared to work hard to realise them; hence the’ long, long road’. No worthwhile dream will become reality without dedication and hard work but we become so engrossed in that work, time and the day to day drudgery which many people consider life to be, disappear. This is our reward, far more than the final achievement. If we become stuck in a rut our lives can become singularly boring and depressing after a while. Could this possibly be part of the great design of our lives? Because we are intended to dream and work at bringing them true, the remainder of life slowly but surely loses its appeal?
It matters not what dream we choose to follow, the important thing is to dream and work at it. We are creatures of Spirit and the motive and directing force of spirit is Mind. Unless we keep our mind fully occupied, and indeed stretch it at times, like any other unused faculty, it will atrophy. It is in dreaming and working to bring them into reality that we stretch our mind. An oft repeated aphorism is “the journey is more important than the destination” and although this is used to refer to life in general, it is equally applicable to dreams. When pursuing your dream whatever it may be always focus on today. Keep the image of your realised dream clear in your mind as an incentive but your focus should be on the steps taken today towards its realisation. Enjoy each step you take along the road, in the knowledge that it is an important part of the dream.
How often have you found that a dream you have treasured for long, seems to be far less exciting when realised than you thought it was going to be? There are two reasons for this. First in pursuing your dream you have grown, you have changed. What you considered to be really wonderful a few years before now seems commonplace to the new you. Secondly, the purpose of the dream is to stimulate growth and evolution, not to become an end in itself. Dreams provide the excitement and adventure in our lives; without them it would be pale and uninteresting. Once you have achieved your dream, don’t sit back too long enjoying it but set out to pursue a new dream as soon as you can.
‘Ah,’ you may think, ‘I had a lot of dreams when I was young but now I’m too old to dream!’ Never! Never consider yourself to be too old to dream or too old to work at realising one. By continuing to dream and work at ways to realise them, you keep your mind and spirit young and active. Dreaming is not an exclusive function of youth. Dare to dream at any age; dare to feel the excitement as you plan how you can go about bringing it to fruition; dare to thrill to the sense of achievement as you move one step nearer to the dream. What I am really saying is, dare to be you! You and your character are moulded by your dreams and by the efforts put into realising them. Dreaming is not an idle pastime, no matter what ‘realists’ may say. Dreams bring sunshine into our lives; they brighten the dullest day and take us to magical lands where our minds are refreshed and our spirit’s purpose is revealed.
Be a dreamer, love life and all that is in it. Allow yourself to feel the true magic of reality instead of the shadow that is all the Earth can provide on its own.
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