Power of Dream and Belief…………

Former President of India A.P.J. Abdul Kalam repeatedly urges us all to dream big and have a right direction to work with conviction and achieve big. What we need is a dream or vision and conviction or belief. We all have dreams. We all want to believe deep down in our souls that we have a special gift, that we can make a difference, that we can influence others in a special way, and that we can make the world a better place to live in.

At one phase of our life or the other, we all had a vision for the quality of life that we desire and deserve. But for many us, those dreams have remained unfulfilled, overshadowed by frustrations and routines of daily life that we no longer even make an effort to accomplish them. For far too many, the dream has dissipated – and with it, so has the will to shape our destinies. Slowly, but inevitably, we lose the sense of certainly which can create the winner’s edge. Yet some are forever in quest of restoring the dream and make it real. Such lives remind us the unlimited power that lies sleeping within us all. They rise from their fall like a sphinx with more vigour.

Why do they make the difference? It is because they have been continually driven by a singular, compelling focus. The quality of their life, therefore, makes the difference. We often see people from humble beginnings and devastating backgrounds manage inspite of it all and create lives that inspire us. Need to quote any examples? I feel not necessary. We also observe that some people’s lives set a good example to emulate whereas some, leaves us a warning some, leaves is a warning how not to be in our lives. I feel the latter’s number increases in multiples.

A realization of out inherent capacity to focus all our resources on mastering a single area of our lives shapes our destiny, and a strong conviction or belief that controlled focus is like a laser bean that can cut through anything that seems to be stopping you. So don’t swerve from the path of your dream and as Benjamin Disraeli said, “a consistent man believes in destiny, a capricious man in chance”.