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Everyone dreams; daydream, sweet dream, or even nightmare… There are many explanations on why do we dream. Some say dreams are left-over thoughts of our conscious mind that playback in our sleep, some are of the opinion that dreams are actually visions of the past or future, others just wish that they will have a good night sleep undisturbed.

However, the dream that I would like to share here isn’t the kind of dreams we get in sleep. It’s something that we wish for. In Encarta, it’s defined as “something that somebody hopes, longs, or is ambitious for, usually something difficult to attain or far removed from present circumstances.” Yes, that is something difficult to attain or even far from reality. That’s why it is synonymous to “dreams” of which we have when we are asleep.

I believe everyone has dream(s) since they are young. May it be an ambition (i.e. being a doctor) or a just wishful thought (like climbing the Faraway Tree *those who do not know what is that, can look for Enid Blyton in the children department of your nearest bookstore*). Yet, as we grow, we always get to find out that dreams remain as dreams. Many a times, we will have to compromise our dreams, giving them up to make way for the cruel reality.

Realists will denounce dreams as unrealizable hope or fantasy, while idealists hold dreams highly and make them their purpose in life. In my opinions, both are right depending on how they define “dreams”. Where is the boundary between “realistic goal” and “idealistic thought”? How far-fetched is “far-fetched”?

For example, is the wish of achieving world peace just a dream? If no one believes in it, of course it will stay as a utopia. On the other hand, wouldn’t it come true if everyone believes and works for it? At least, I wish to believe in it. So who is to judge that?

God knows…