Friday, January 29, 2010
I'm a believer!!!
Err....i mean i am a BELIEVER OF DREAMS!! I believe that dreams can come to past!
Some people despise dreams because they tried chasing after theirs, and they failed. Or maybe they've tried pursuing it many times, but didn't turn out too well either. They said the grapes are sour just because they can't taste them; they say success is just a pie in the sky, because they failed to reach it.
That's what the movie 'Tooth Fairy' is all about. Dwayne Johnson (aka The Rock) plays a hockey player, named Derek Thompson. He broke his shoulder many years ago during a game, and now he is just a "sideshow attraction" known as the 'Tooth Fairy'. And because he failed, deep inside him, he don't believe that dreams are real anymore. To him, there's no such things as dreams. Unknowingly, he actually has a habit of speaking negative words to children, and shatter their dreams through his words.
One night, Derek received a summon from the head fairy under his pillow. He was then transported to the realm of fairies, and there he was tasked to serve as a real tooth fairy for 2 weeks. This was a form of punishment for shattering the dreams of children with his words.
As the story goes, Derek learnt over many incidents that dreams can really come true. A dream can only come through if we are willing to take the first step to try. And very often, what we need is someone who believes in us, and tell us we can do it. What we say can stir up the courage that lies deep down in each dreamer's heart. The power of believing has profound impact.
Never allow failure to stop you from believing in your dream. Neither should we allow negative things that people say stop us from going after our dreams. Like what was said in the movie, when we give up on our dreams, the person that we let down the most, is ourselves.
Talking about dreams just reminded me of Martin Luther King. Jr - a prominent leader in the African-American civil rights movement, back in the 1960s.
I really admired his courage to believe in a dream that seemed so impossible during his time. He didn't give up, even though the odds were against what he believed. With faith and courage, he delivered one of the greatest speech in history, "I Have a Dream", on 28th August 1963, at the Lincoln Memorial.
I was deeply moved as i listened to his speech...i have to admit that i almost
teared. It was his faith and courage that really moved me. You know that you
know that you know, he really believed in his dream.
And...his dream came to past...
This is Micheal Oher, American football offensive tackle. Standing next to him
are his foster parents, Sean and Leigh Tuohy. The story of Michael Oher was
made into the movie 'The Blind Side'. This picture speaks of the fulfillment of
Martin Luther King.Jr's dream...the dream of equality and justice; that there is
no more walls between people because of the colour of their skin.
Truly, dreams can come true if we can believe, and work hard at it.
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