Can you live your dream?
Here is my Quote of the Week. Be sure to leave comments at the end. I’m looking forward to reading your thoughts!
“If you can dream it, you can do it.” - Walt Disney
Language Note: In this case, the word “it” means “something” or “anything”.
What did Walt Disney dream? Did he dream of a world populated by a funny mouse and other animals? He made that dream come to life in Disney Land. At the same time, he also brought many dreams to people around the world. Two questions come to mind:
1) Do you think it is always true that we can do whatever we dream? Can you think of any truly impossible dreams?
2) What are three possible dreams you can think of for yourself? They don’t have to be realistic dreams at this time in your life. Let your imagination run wild!
For me, if I really let my imagination run wild, if I really let myself dream the impossible dream, I would dream of being a blues guitarist. I like the hard, fast, soulful sound of an electric guitar playing the sad sound of the blues. I suppose I also could dream of being a professional athlete. (I still remember the time when I was a boy of about 7 and our teacher asked us to write about what we wanted to be when we grow up – what kind of job did we want to do. One boy wrote about being a baseball player. I thought he was crazy! Baseball is a game, not a job! How could the teacher let the boy write about playing a game as a job? It took me many years to understand that.) On a more global level, I sometimes dream about ending world hunger. I once volunteered for a group that was working to help hungry people around the world. We not only asked about donations, we also educated people about the need for action. Now I feel the world is too cold, and people are too selfish, to really help enough, but I can still dream…
Anyway, those are my dreams. I’m looking forward to hearing yours!
dacs Said,
February 26, 2008 @ 1:51 pm
hello…It’s the first time I leave my comments here…
my dreams are not so specific… what I want is to be well with my job and my family. Sometimes I dream to be a designer of anything, because I really like to paint and sketch stuffs, but it gets inside only on my minds.
teacherjoe Said,
February 26, 2008 @ 10:28 pm
Hi Dacs,
It’s okay if designing is only in your imagination right now. Maybe someday you’ll have the chance to bring your dream to life!
Nafis Said,
May 4, 2008 @ 3:39 am
I think dreams are the most important aspects of our life.I think Great scientists, inventers, artists , writers, generally, Great people always dream.Their dream made our life easier and more enjoyable to somehow.
Impossible would be and will be possible with dreams for example flying, electricity, Internet and etc.
In my personal experience, I am today what I dreamed yesterday.In my childhood, I always daydreamed I am talking in English very fluently and understand everything. I dreamed I am well-educated , can write articles and many other things. Believe or not, I am some of which that I dreamed before for exapmle I always dreamed that I had a really attentive husband and now I have .So, I think dreams come true one day and that day depend on how much effort we do.
pika Said,
November 20, 2008 @ 7:17 am
i would dream of traveling around the world and learning the cultures and history of each country. i’m thinking of joining the tea ceremony in japan and also dancing the Mexican dance hat. besides that, i dreamed to master many foreign language such as chinese, spanish, arabic and japanese. it’s sound cool!
sharonliu Said,
December 21, 2008 @ 6:30 am
i have so many dreams. but the dream i most wanna to realize is global traveling with my lover. To see whatever i haven’t really see with my eyes, to listen to the special sounds i have never really heard with my ears, what’s more, it would be the happiest thing in the world to be able to travel with your lover everywhere on earth.
Dasha Said,
September 21, 2009 @ 3:43 pm
Hello.) My name is Dasha. I am Russian. My Dream is to connect my Life with English language. I dream to visit USA. I agree with the phrase”If you can dream it, you can do it” But You should trying!And all in your hands! You should belive in yourself
Don’t see on my mistakes, Good Luck.)