Don't ever stop dreaming your dreams...they're a very
essential part of you.
Do whatever you can to make them a reality by the course
you take...
The plans you make...and all the things you do.
Don't dwell on past mistakes...leave yesterday behind
you...
Along with any of its problems, worries and doubts.
Do realize you can't change the past, but just ahead is
the future...
And you can do something about that.
Don't try to accomplish everything at once...life can be
difficult enough...
Without adding frustration to the list.
Do travel one step at a time...and reach for one goal at
a time.
That's the way to find out what real accomplishment is.
DONE'T BE AFRAID TO DO THE IMPOSSIBLE...EVEN IF OTHERS
DON'T THINK YOU'LL SUCCEED.
DO REMEMBER THAT HISTORY IS FILLED WITH INCREDIBLE
ACCOMPLISHMENTS... OF THOSE WHO WHERE FOOLISH ENOUGH
TO...BELIEVE.
Don't forget that there are so many things that are
wonderful...
Rare and unique about you.
And...
Do remember that if you can search within and find a
smile...
That smile will always be a reflection of the way people
feel....
About you!
In "Chicken Soup For the Soul", the story is told of a man named Monty Roberts who owns a horse ranch in San Ysidro. In telling about his life, he says, "It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable, race track to race track, farm to farm and ranch to ranch, training horses. As a result, the boy's high school career was continually interrupted. When he was a senior, he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
"That night he wrote a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch. He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch. "He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it in to his teacher. Two days later he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read, `See me after class.'
"The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked, `Why did I receive an F?'
"The teacher said, `This is an unrealistic dream for a young boy like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock and later you'll have to pay large stud fees. There's no way you could ever do it.' Then the teacher added, `If you will rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.'
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, `Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it is a very important decision for you.'
"Finally, after sitting with it for a week, the boy turned in the same paper, making no changes at all. He stated, `You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream.' '"
Monty Roberts now owns a 4,000-square-foot house in the middle of a 200-acre horse ranch. Oh, and he still has that school paper framed over the fireplace. He didn't allow his teacher to crush his dream.
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