Childhood Dreams: Getting Lost and Finding Them Again
Friends, how are you all? I hope you are having a good day. Today, I have come to talk to you about a topic that may be hidden deep in the hearts of all of us – childhood dreams. Today, after reading the prompt for this competition, my childhood words seem to be floating before my eyes.
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We all had hundreds of dreams when we were children, didn't we? Some wanted to be doctors,, somengineers,, and some teacherss. I remember that when I was little, I had a different dream. I wanted to be an independent photographer who would travel around the world and capture the various moments of life with my camera. I wanted to see nature, people, their laughter and tears through my lens. It seemed that nothing could be more beautiful than this. Travelling around the world with a camera in hand, ah! How my mind would fly just thinking about it.
However, the path of life does not always follow a straight line, as our dreams often do. As I grew up, many things in reality began to become clear before my eyes. I didn't quite understand when my dreams started to turn grey little by little due to studies, job pressure, and family responsibilities. That dream of a camera then took a back seat.
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Gradually, my mind started to lean towards doing something else. Maybe to survive, or just to do something. Due to the needs of life, I got involved in another profession, where there might be financial security, but somehow the dream of that childhood photographer was suppressed. It was not possible to get the desired thing, so what was at hand became the desired thing. Did I make a mistake? Maybe yes, maybe not. Maybe this was the demand of the time.
Now, when I look back, I think, if I had a chance, would I have wanted to fulfil that childhood dream? This question often pops into my mind. To be honest, yes, I would have ranted that opportunity to come again. Because that dream was not just a profession, it was a different kind of love, a passion within me. These thoughts of wandering in nature, meeting new people, and framing the beautiful moments of life still touch my heart.
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However, I also understand that maybe not all dreams are meant to come true. Some dreams may show us the way, teach us the values of life, and some dreams we just keep carefully in the pages of memory. Maybe that's right. But will we stop dreaming because of that? Never! Because dreams keep us alive, take us forward. Maybe my dream has not been fulfilled directly now, but its touch is still there in many other things in my life.
I hope you like these thoughts of mine. I am really happy to share with you the story of my childhood dream and my current life journey with it. May everyone be well. Thank you all.
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The dreams we had as kids helped to keep our hope alive, and now many of us just want to survive and are doing the things we never pictures ourselves doing as kids.
Thank you so much
I could really feel the love you had (and still have) for photography, it's more than just a dream, it's part of your soul. Life really does have a way of pulling us in different directions but the way you reflected on everything with so much grace and understanding is inspiring.
Some dreams may not unfold the way we imagined but they never truly leaves us. And who knows? Maybe life will still give you a chance to travel with a camera in hand someday.
This really touched me
Thank you so much for your nice feedback my dear friend