To the dreamers,

I have always been told that I need to have a plan, that I need to know what is next in life. I learned oh so quickly that knowing everything you plan on doing is boring and restricts you from dreaming about all the things you have thought life is about. I dream about one day living in New York City, and that is about the only thing I know about my future. When I tell people what I want to do they often say: "Do you know how expensive it is to live there?" "What do you plan on doing as a job?" "It seems unrealistic." The people that say this may just be watching out for me, but I would rather learn these things for myself rather than not even try to go for what I want because of something others say.

"Nothing is impossible, the word itself says 'I'm possible!'" - Audrey Hepburn

We are the dreamers. We do our best to make our dreams a reality and we refuse anything less. We do what we can to make sure others don’t hold us back. We are scared of reality. We are scared that people who say our dreams are unrealistic may be right, and we are scared we may start to believe what they have to say about our dreams. We are scared we won’t be able to have our own dreams and thoughts, and be able to run with them.

But why are we scared? If you are a dreamer you shouldn't let what others have to say get you down. We want life to be a wild, mysterious journey. We want to feel and live every moment to the fullest. I would consider myself to be a dreamer. I think of what I want to do when I’m a grownup and living in the real world. I think of the craziest thing I want to do and think of how I can get to that, and all the fun I can have on the way there.

Nowadays however, I get so caught up in this world that has been created - making us grow up too fast and making us feel as if our life has to be together before we even start college. The real world leaves no space for just being free and having fun. I refuse to let the world keep me from dreaming. I refuse to let the world make me grow up too fast. I refuse to let the world keep me from living young, wild and free. I refuse to let the world discourage me from doing what I want to do and having fun every step of the way.

So I challenge everybody, the dreamers, the wild ones, the adventure filled people don’t let the reality the world is making hold you back. Know what you want and don’t let anything or anyone stop you from dreaming. Dream away, do not let this world crush your spirit and make you conform.

Sincerly,

A fellow dreamer