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What is my
dream? Firstly, I must tell you what the definition of
dreams means to me. Dreams are the forethoughts of our image
of the future. Whether you dream whilst asleep or awake,
dreams reveal your hopes of what you wish to happen. It is
my personal belief that dreams are attainable, floating
clouds in the stratosphere, and it is one’s quest to fly and
reach them before life ends. Thus, the principal dream is to
dream and fulfil those dreams. When the purpose of dreaming
is constituted, dreams are the set goals to bring happiness
and fulfil meaning to one’s limited life.
Being a
student and a young adult, the first element of my dream is
the success of my career. I dream that I will study hard,
and work for the highest possible HSC score (preferably UAI
100). With that academic background, I wish to pursue a
career in the fields of medicine, dentistry, law or
computing. Primarily, I aim to become an ophthalmologist,
because that field offers interesting challenges throughout
life. I also chose this because of the stable, high-level
income and my interest in medicine.
Dissatisfied
at times, I dream about changing my character. Sometimes I
wish I was not such a sloth; other times I hope I would
stress less. Working harder is always one of these wishful
thoughts. Ironically, sometimes I wish I had more time to
relax. These little dreams about self-improvement are
omnipresent, and I will try to fulfil most of them. I need
to fulfil them, because an improved persona will mean
improved opportunity to fulfil my dreams.
Supposedly
greed is a sin, though frankly I must admit that I dream
about money often. I dream about money, not just because of
what I have to learn at commerce class, but also because I
understand its value and potential. I know an old Chinese
proverb, which states, “money is not all-powerful, but
without money, you are all-powerless”. Not only is it greed,
but a human ambition, to accumulate wealth and success, and
as much as I can deny greed, I am only human. Perhaps it is
arrogant to think that I will make $750 thousand a year, but
one must dream to succeed.
Material
want is another one of my dream’s greedy elements. Being
human, I wish for many expensive material possessions, of
which mostly I cannot afford. Those that I can, I mainly
have got to pester my parents for the money. Those that I
cannot, I end up staring at them fanatically at the
electronics store or car dealership. For a life of material
possessions holds the true meaning to the saying, “the boy
with the most toys, wins”.
In the short
term, there are many material possessions I dream of, which
money can buy. For example, when I soon learn to drive, I
dream I would rather be cruising in a Mercedes, instead of a
Toyota. In smaller terms, I desire a Mini Disc player rather
than a chunky old Walkman. Dreaming satisfies half that
desire; getting the toys the other half. And thus I dream.
My family,
and future family, are very important to me, and I dream
about them often. Whilst some may call my wish for a
two-storey, five bedroom house in Strathfield extravagant, I
only want to give my family the best. I dream in the next
twenty years, I will be happily married, and settled down
with two children. I also dream and wish my family the best
of health, economic stability and longevity.
At times, I
dream about love. Although its definition is still obscure
to me, I’m beginning to understand what it is. From what I
can resolve, love is the mutual need and longing to be with
someone. At the moment I believe I know whom to love, but
doubt it is mutual. I dream one day that one person will
understand my love for her. Hopefully, that dream will not
be too far away from reality. In the meantime, I miss her so
much and love feels like a case of ‘so close, yet so far’.
In more a
global sense, I dream of world peace. This might be
considered impossible and naïve, one must be optimistic,
and aspire to resolve all former hatred and differences. I
dream of a world that has no struggles between old
ideologies and no warring between nations. This world would
be governed by more compassionate governments, endeavoured
at countering man-made errors rather than allowing them to
grow. Presently, I dream the end to the tensions in
Macedonia, and lasting peace between the Israelis and
Palestinians. If there were no such conflicts, then their
effects, such as the asylum seekers trapped on the
Tampa,
would not occur.
Ever since a
child, I had dreamt of a greener earth. This was not a
child’s knowledge of conservation, but rather a dislike for
ugly, concrete jungles. As I grew up, I believed in the
necessity of protecting the environment. The earth is owned
by everyone, and thus we all hold responsibility for
preserving its treasures. Now that I live in Australia, I
realise this responsibility even more. Australia is not only
a beautiful, previously unspoilt country, but it is now our
home, and ours to protect. In a simpler argument, most
mothers cannot stand their son’s room being disorderly, so
similarly, most people will not stand their country being
destroyed. Therefore, I dream that we must protect and
conserve this planet.
I dream of
more scientific developments. I wish that cancer, AIDS and
other terminal illnesses will be eliminated by the use of
gene technologies. I hope advances in farming and
agriculture will be able to produce more food for a growing
population using less land. I trust that with continuous
scientific development, we will become better sentient
guardians of this planet.
In the next
twenty years, I hope that humans will finally realise that
our current sources of energy are inadequate and wasteful. I
dream that scientists will develop cold fusion to generate
electricity, or full use of hydrogen-oxygen fuel cells. This
way, we can dramatically lessen or completely eliminate our
drain on our limited fossil fuels. I hope that we will
adequately allocate our resources to worthy projects, and
put the environment in front of profits and globalization.
When I
ponder the meaning of dreaming, I find that dreams are
actually more sophisticated than what we describe as
‘wishful thinking’. Dreams are more devoted to your mental,
social and environmental atmosphere, rather than blatant
thought bubbles that pop up in your mind. From this
dreaming, I see the roots of what I desire and the reasons
why I desire them. The integration of material possessions,
love, money, ambition, family, peace, stability and
conservation are all things that form my dream. Consequently
we live, not only in, but on dreams, because they are the
forethoughts of our future agenda and influence our lives.
If I dream, fulfil and live those dreams, before life ends,
then I have lived without regret. That is my dream. |
