Life. A word that has so much meaning, so much value and so much weight.
I remember being that little girl that had so many dreams that I questioned how I was going to be able to accomplish all of them. I was at that point in my childhood where I believed that anything was possible. I didn’t have people and society screaming in my ear that I needed to have a more realistic view on life instead of believing in my dreams. I like to recollect on the time in my life where I believed what I wanted to believe. I miss the days where my mind wasn’t corrupted by the false truths that this world has placed upon me. It is sometimes sad looking back and wondering if I still had that resilient fire inside of me where I would be today.
My childhood was filled the biggest dreams and the best supporters. I recently reconnected with a friend from my adolescent years and it was not the experience I had expected. Usually, when I meet up with someone that I have not seen in a long time we would ask the typical questions: “Where do you go to school, how are your parents, are you still into whatever sport you are in?” The questions that were asked were ones that made me think and question what do I even believe anymore? This was a friend who knew my hopes and dreams from when I was a child. When asked why I did not pursue a dream I had as a child it made me really take a step back and think. Think about what made me change my direction in life. She had asked me what had happened to me in a blunt, but sweet way. To be honest, I could not even answer her question because frankly I had no idea. She opened my eyes to what used to be something that was once the fire that kept me going.
I can never thank her enough for bringing back old memories that once made me smile from every mountaintop and reminding me what I originally stood for. She told me how I used to not care what other people thought of me unless it was my own. I was slightly disappointed with myself after we had parted ways because if it weren’t for all of the “no-sayers” in this world, I would have done things differently instead of conforming myself to the ideology of the world that we live in. Meeting up with someone who befriended me during a stage in my life where I thought anything was possible made me really think -- think about what I still wanted in life or if I only wanted it because that is what society told me to go after. It is a moment like that that can be one of the greatest impacts.
It only took one encounter and one person to light a spark under me. She told me to bring back the girl who never took no for an answer and who believed in dreams. I hope to not disappoint you because there will be many mistakes along the way, but the dream will come because you inspired my future.
"Dream, like a little girl dreams." -- Unknown
