"Hear my prayer, O Lord; let not my soul faint under thy discipline, nor let me faint in confessing unto thee thy mercies, whereby thou hast saved me from all my most wicked ways till thou shouldst become sweet to me beyond all the allurements that I used to follow. Let me come to love thee wholly, and grasp thy hand with my whole heart that thou mayest deliver me from every temptation, even unto the last. And thus, O Lord, my King and my God, may all things useful that I learned as a boy now be offered in thy service--let it be that for thy service I now speak and write and reckon. For when I was learning vain things, thou didst impose thy discipline upon me: and thou hast forgiven me my sin of delighting in those vanities. In those studies I learned many a useful word, but these might have been learned in matters not so vain; and surely that is the safe way for youths to walk in."~St. Augustine's Confessions

Dreamers Of Today

Posted by Naomi / at 12:50 AM / /


Why do some people get a chance to pursue their dreams and others don't?

Is it a lack of ambition? Some people just don't dream bigger than their surroundings. They are okay with the cards life has dealt them and don't care to try anything outside of their comfort zones. Taking the job that is offered them, living the American dream is dream enough for them.

Is it lack of opportunity? There are a ton of dreamers out there who are suppressed by the circumstances they have been born or thrust into. They struggle against their environment but to no avail. A few squeeze through the darkness that oppresses them, but this is a rare occasion. Movies are usually made about these people.

This is something I just cannot understand. What makes one person's dreams more important than another's? Why do I have the opportunity to pursue the further education that will help me accomplish my goals and other people don't? Is it God's will that some people are forced to wallow in their miserable, hopeless lives?

I'm a dreamer by nature. I dream every day. I intend to accomplish each one. I want to encourage others to do the same. But what about those who refuse to? What about those who can't see any reason to?

I don't pretend to understand God's mind at all, but I do wish this was something I could understand.

My heart is heavy for those without dreams. It must be a very bleak existence.

 

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