Think of today...

When I was in primary school, I always dreamt too far and too much. I always dreamt of my future life in secondary school. I always dreamt of being a “real” guy that would be the main aim of my life...in my primary school! (My definition of “real” guy at that time was a guy who is wearing long pants, carrying a sling bag to school, hanging out with friends and has a height at least of 1.75m and a driving license). Hence, I always felt that living in the teenager’s life would be very interesting and full of fun.

When I succeeded going into secondary school, my dreams had come true. I have a height of 1.76m and I wore long pants and carried a sling bag to school. I also obtained my driving license when I was 17. I also hanged up with friends often. However, I still dreamt. I started dreaming of my life in university. Wearing spectacles; walking around the campus; chatting with friends; seeking for a girlfriend and joining a number of organizations. Those were all my illustrations of my varsity life in future.

I am now studying in NUS, a high-ranked university in the world. I am wearing a pair of spectacles now, walking around campus everyday, chatting with friends but I still don’t have any girlfriend and join any organizations.

By the way, I have already stopped dreaming now . To be more precise, I have stopped dreaming too far and too much.

I used to dream my future life, especially my academic life when I was young (I am still very young now) and I have used a lot of time in realizing the academic life I wanted. Fortunately, I have achieved the academic life I wanted before. Unfortunately, I found that I have lost and missed many things and moments that were important to me. That is the reason why I don’t dream too far anymore. I realized that once a person put too much of hope and effort in realizing his future dreams, he will start feeling that he is responsible in accomplishing his dreams or wishes. At the same time, he will lose or miss many other precious things and moments unconsciously. Eventually, a simple dream will become an unnecessary responsibility.

Future is an unknown. If we dream too much of future, it is not realistic.

Think of today!