Hopes & Dreams

When you take an inventory of your life, what is it that you hope for for the future? Some may look at their education and hope one thing. Some may look at their work experience and hope for another. Whether it be for wealth, fame, love or even immortality, every person looks at the footsteps of their past to form the hopes they have for the future.

I have wondered what it is that I crave for my future. As like many people, my hopes and dreams have grown as I have grown. When I was a kid, I wanted to move into a castle and live happily ever after. I was silly because we all know that castles are expensive pieces of real estate and in today’s housing market ... bleh. So I started growing up and channeling my hopes and dreams for higher education. Higher education meant better opportunities right? No child left behind! Working towards more education is a very self-rewarding process. You start to learn stuff and to show the marks of an educated (wo)man not gullible to false teachings. It’s a good feeling when you gain a little more knowledge that adds to your market value. So you get that degree and you get that job. You go about your life making sure that all the loose ends are all tucked in. You are comfortable and you are content. Physically, emotionally, spiritually, financially, [___-ally], you are all okay. What else is there left to hope and dream for? You have enough.

Close your eyes and revert back again to that young child you once were. Play make believe in your backyard with whatever random trinkets you found around the house. Believe that by putting your arms through plastic grocery bags you could fly off the bench. Look up to your parents and see superheroes. Slide down the stairway in a laundry basket, or if one couldn’t be found, on a piece of cardboard. Build a fort out of the sofa cushions. Imagine once more that you were going to live happily ever after.

That’s my goal, hope and dream for my future. That I may live happily ever after. For me, it does not mean that I have to make millions or be a movie star. I do not need a castle or fairy godmother. Just take it as it is. Live a happy, comfortable and full life ... in whatever method that works best for me. This is what I now want to achieve.

Q: What’s your goal for your future?
A: To live happily ever after.

Has a nice ring to it, doesn’t it? I hope that you can also live happily ever after.