Why Dreams Matter?

The fulfilment is not so much in realising our dreams; greater fulfilment and joy lies in who we end up becoming in the process of getting our dreams realised. Therefore, let’s have dreams that scare us. Then, they are bigger than who we are right now; giving us a pathway for our growth.

In my experience, without a dream shining through our eyes and filling our heart with passion, we end up living half lives, a zombie-like existence of sorts. Wealth is an outcome of a dream and not the other way around. So, lets articulate to ourselves to begin with what is our greatest dream. The age of survival is our past, awakening to our highest dreams is our present and the age of realising our dreams is what we are living into. We have killed many dreams in the past, our own and of our loved ones, in the name of survival. Let us no longer do that because that’s what separates us from our soul and makes us inhuman.

Lets raise our kids to be deeply connected to what song sings in their hearts by deeply re-connecting ourselves to what makes us sing and dance. Lets find out what are the dreams of people who work with us and for us; and support them on their journey. In that act of loving kindness, we get the inner strength to fulfil our dreams to create a new reality.

Tell me your dream and I will tell you how far you will go.

Here are the dreams of few people who made a difference. Their dreams, which they articulated much before there was anything to show for it, created the reality that they dreamt.

We will put a computer in every home and every office across America. - Bill Gates. He not only realised his dream (Microsoft is the world's sixth-largest information technology company by revenue) but also build the world's largest private charitable foundation. 

We’re here to put a dent in the universe. Otherwise why else even be here? — Steve Jobs. Apple Inc. is the world's largest information technology company by revenue.

We choose to go to the moon by the end of this decade, not because it is easy but because it is hard. - JFK. USA’s space agency NASA is top-ranked in the world and is known for being a master of space research.

Into that heaven of freedom, my Father, let my country awake. - Rabindranath Tagore. He became the intellectual and social consciousness of India. He remodelled education as a holistic development process where teachers would be more like mentors guiding students towards emotional, intellectual and spiritual upliftment. He invested his Nobel Prize money in building the campus for Shantiniketan, a University town. His educational reforms are included in many curriculae across the world. At a time when India was struggling to find the right language of freedom movement, Tagore advocated the idea of global integrity and that the man himself is a gateway to the world. This philosophy changed the way Indians saw the world. The purpose of the freedom struggle changed from protest to progress as Tagore explained the universality of man. The identity of India after independence was closely based on Tagore's ideology of peace and universal brotherhood.

Our dreams have to be bigger. Our ambitions higher. Our commitment deeper. And our efforts greater. This is my dream for Reliance and for India. - Dhirubhai Ambani. From a petrol-pump attendant to a business magnate. He grew Reliance from 1 employee to over 250,000 employees, from initial investment of Rs 1,000 to a company of over Rs 6 lakh crores, from operations in only one city to 28,000 cities and towns, and over four lakh villages.

If I were to attribute any single reason to such success as I have achieved, I would say that success would not have been possible without a sustained belief that what I did or attempted to do would serve the needs and interests of our country and our people and that I was a trustee of such interests. - JRD Tata. Under his leadership, the assets of his business assets grew from Rs 62 crore in 1939 to more than Rs 10,000 crore in 1990. He is a founder of many landmark Indian businesses - Tata Consultancy Services, Tata Motors, Titan Industries, Tata Salt, Voltas and Air India - contributing significantly to the economic prosperity of his country.

Disney had long dreamed of creating an amusement park based on his characters, but had difficulty getting financing for the project. Finally, in the early 1950s, he mortgaged his life insurance, stock holdings, house and furniture to purchase an orange grove near Anaheim, California, and finance the construction of a 185-acre amusement park. Opened in 1955, Disneyland quickly became one of the world's most popular tourist attractions. Dubbed "The Happiest Place on Earth," Disneyland became the real-life version of the fantasy world Disney had escaped to in his youth.

Don’t let cynicism, resignation and lack of self-belief come in the way of your dreams. Each unrealised dream is a massive missed opportunity for the world. All the chaos in the world is because people are chasing everything else but their dreams.

I believe it is the destiny of each one of us of realise our greatest dreams in deepest communion with our highest self but we come in our own way and add to the misery in our hearts and in the world. If we want greater love, harmony, peace, joy and progress in the world; then we must nurture and nourish our dreams for them to bloom to full glory.

Welcome home to your dream.

Love, Jyoti.

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www.indiatoday.in
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www.yourstory.com
www.entrepreneur.com
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