from the moment we are born, we’re told to dream big.
Have you ever noticed even
before a baby can walk, someone says, “This one’s going to be a doctor!”? Like, wait a
minute- let the kid figure out how to hold a bottle first! But that’s how it goes, right?
We’re pushed to have big dreams right from the start. Not only dreaming it, but also
achieving it. That’s exactly what happened to me.
Ever since I was child I have always wanted to stand out, I wanted to get the best scores
in class, I wanted to be the best student in school. My dream is to be perfect.
But in Junior High School, I got the worst score of my life, I got 65 in my report card. I
was so ashamed and disappointed in myself, it made me swear to working hard to get a
better score in my class. Since then I always gotten the best score in my class. But of
course, being the best means I have to constantly improve myself. I want to be better; I
want more.
But start of my downfall came upon me in senior high school. I got an average score in
my class not the lowest but not the best either. I felt like I was back to my junior class,
where I was nothing but a failure. That day was very hard for me, But I had to continue
my day even though wondering why can't I be perfect.
And yet, when the morning came, I went to school and saw my classmate who got a
lower score than me having fun with her friend. I wondered how she's still happy not
thinking about her grade? Another day passed and she’s still happy like there’s nothing to
worry about. I felt irritated, so I asked her “what made you still happy, don’t you
remember your score was just the average.” She smiled at me and said “yes, my grades
were not excellent, but actually it is the highest score I ever had.” Her brief reply hung in
the air; made me remember something that I never thought before.
What made her still happy is she didn't forget the little dreams she had, she cherished all
her journeys to success, instead of drowning in a lake full of ambition like me. All this
time, I was too caught up in my own ambition, too greedy , too hard on myself, to the
point that I forgot, that I have actually achieved my dream to get a better score. But I was
too focused on the obstacles in front of me, I forgot to look back, and appreciate how far
I’ve gotten. But I think this is what most people almost always do in their daily basic life,
we forget what we have said and wished. To the moment we don’t realize were In the
middle of achieving our hope.
Ladies and gentlemen, from the moment we are born, we are told to dream big, yes. But
isn’t it also means that “little drop of water, makes an ocean, every little things we makes
results, in a bid dreams we endure” Sometimes, we are too focused on the end goals,
trying to be perfect, to the point that we forget to celebrate our small victories. We forget,
that those of us standing here today are also the ones who won the battle yesterday.
Dreams are not just about getting high scores in class or becoming someone who is
covered in wealth, the little things that we dream of are also a part of dreams. Maybe it's
just a small dream that everyone considers unimportant, but the small dreams that we
achieved are a bridge to something bigger and need to be cherished.
So ladies and gentlemen, as we continue our own journey to achieve our big dreams, lets
pause and appreciate our little victories, together. Thank you.
