LIVE
LIFE WITH YOUR DREAMS
I would like to pen my imagination by commencing a few words “Never
stop pursuing your dreams else, you may find yourself at a point when your hair
gets gray and you may look like an old man who stops thinking anything about
his future.”
Walking alone on the barren land, I was thinking whether I would
be able to meet anyone. But to my fate not only did I found her but also I met
her aspirations. These were those aspirations or one can say the million dollar
dream that one can hardly get a glimpse of it here.
She not only changed my acuity towards life, but also changed my
way to live life. But before she came, I usually called this concrete jungle as
a barren one because here though you get to see the mortals but it was
difficult for me to get a human among them. Either they would be busy with the
staircase of their self-heights or they would be so selfish that they forget
the world around them. Thus, I had become so lonely that I could hardly think
of a lighter hand on my shoulder. Days passed and I became inured to this so
called world of mine. My parents would always say one word “Patience”; “Have
patience and it will be the key to your success”. These are the mixture of
words that would lead to one sentence among all the bunch of florid sentences
they say whenever I would call them. I missed them a lot and missed my old
buddies a lot. I wished to get back to those old cherishing days of college and
training. Every other guy in this city though was in same situation as mine,
but had someone who can hold their hands forever. I never had that someone even
or rather I had lost that someone during my college days. I could never get my
“Paradise” back, I knew that, but still I wanted to live my life to the
fullest. Anyway I got busy on this barren land with my company’s client
requirements and never had time to think about myself.
Days passed and weekends also but my heart never gave me a
clearance that I can sacrifice myself for this place’s glory. I don’t know but
somewhere deep inside my heart I had a feeling that no one is for me in this
land. I wanted to run away somewhere where I could find peace, shredding all my
dreams which I could hardly dream those days. So life was similar to a
jailbird’s one.
One weekend I was exploring the city, it was as usual full of
people rather busy ones those who never cared for what is happening in the
world around them. I went around the raucous malls, had nothing to buy, but did
mark some happy and sweet couples; I wished I could be one among them. To be in
a less noisy and peaceful place, I went to the sea nearby and sat on the
shoreline of it, watching wind scalp the
white off the waves. Nearby I saw few kids enjoying with a ball and some with
the sand. I felt happy watching them living their life to fullest. I wanted to
go and play with them when I saw someone calling me from behind to help her out
in a small issue she had. A small kid over there was selling a few small toys
and his parents beside were busy selling the sea ornaments and this girl who
called me was fighting there that a small kid should never work but he should
go and play now. I felt she was absolutely right with her point of view and
supported her there and swayed the kid’s parent that they should allow the kid
to play and also let him go to school. The smile in the kid’s face was what we
can call a million dollar one and the girl who was the reason for it also had a
sweet smile which made me fall for her. And to my happiness she kissed me on my
forehead even. And we walked along the shoreline to talk to each other. Her
cute little fingers held my hand and we sat where I was seated, watching wind
scalp the white off the waves. I was always amused that how a cute little girl
could think so beautiful and humanly matured. She told me about her dreams and
her life which made me feel guilty about my views and I decided to live life
forever in high spirits whatever the situation may be around me.
Lucy as they all called her was just a small kid of 10 years
old. But her dreams in her life were blissful. She knew that she was just a
guest in this world for a few days but she never wanted anyone to realize that.
She wanted every other kid in this world should enjoy their childhood and study
and no kid should work for living but rather dream high for leading this
country in any way they can. Since she knew that she could not possibly do that
in future so she wanted others to live their dreams. And for a reminder she was
just a kid of 10 years old with such high philosophy of life. It was poignant
to know that she had bone cancer at such tender age but her smile made me
forget all sorrows about her and of my life even. She asked me why I had such
gloomy face and why didn’t I smile at all. After giving her details about me,
she gave me example of living the dreams and asked me to marry my dreams as I
had my entire life for it to cherish.
She said, “Every great dream begins with a jovial dream. Always remember,
you have within you the serenity and the fervor to reach for the stars to bring
a revolution.”
She added, “Go assertively in the path of your
dreams. Live the life you have imagined. The future belongs to those who
believe in the beauty of their dreams.”
These few lines made me fall in love with her and she became my
first cutest love and I saw an angel in her. Later giving me her address she
went away to her home. Next day onwards I enjoyed every second of my life and I
felt cultivation is even possible in this barren land. I went to her house the
other day with a red rose in my hand and a smiling Buddha as a gift for my
always smiling lady. I knocked at her door and to my shock I found something
which was unbelievable. I saw her photo hanging on the wall with a flower
garland over it and few people performing some death rituals below it. I
seriously broke down for few seconds until to my astonishment I found she was
dead 4 days back and these guys were performing some rituals of the 4th day.
I didn’t find anyone sad in her house and all seemed to be normal and that’s
because they all were living their dreams in the path shown by Lucy. The most
shocking fact for me was that, if she was dead 4 days back then whom did I meet
the day before! Whosoever I met that day, she was the angel of my dreams, she
made my life and her words will make me live me through my dreams happily
forever.
So I would say “Live your dreams and
never think what the world feels for you. And make others feel their dreams;
you will then live life to the fullest. Thus, never stop pursuing your
dreams else you may find yourself at a point when your hair gets gray and you
know you look like an old man who stops thinking anything about his future.”
With love,
Rajdeep.
