Go Beyond - Building Bridges

Building bridges

There is a huge difference between a dream - a cherished aspiration, ambition, or ideal - and a wishful thinking - the formation of beliefs and making decisions according to what might be pleasing to imagine instead of by appealing to evidence or rationality.

There are many youths who dream of big things but do very little to get there. They should start building the path now, which will, at some point later on in life, lead them to the fulfillment of that dream.

Joseph had a dream given by God when he was a teenager. He dreamed that he would succeed one day. And it happened. That dream came true when he was at the age of 30.

A lot of things happened along the way that could become a reason for him to give up. He never did. He reminded himself constantly of the that dream. He focused. He did not flinch at any time.

Learn a new language, read books, work on your skills, acquire new ones too. For instance, if you want to become a lawyer then work for a law firm, even if you will have to work as an office boy.

At least you will gain some knowledge on that field. This means that in the future, when you finish college, you will be one or two steps ahead of others.

How about you? What have you been doing about that dream? Are you working towards it or was it just a fantasy?

Next week I will tell you what happens after you start building the bridge.

Pr Luke Castro