''I know that I don't look that good. I know that i don't usually behavelike I should. A lot look down onmy efforts, I sure know that. But there's one thing that sets me apart. There'sthis one '' thing '' that forces the birth of kind self-reflections; it's thedreams that I am insistent on realizing. Don't you think that I am not mindfulof the downbeat moments waiting for me; don't you think that I am not mindfulof the exorbitant prices that I will have to pay to earn the success that Iwant to seize like how an infant earns a mid-day snake after long whiles ofindignant kicking and screaming,'' said Islam passionately, sincerely, andgrimly.
Islamis a colleague. He once told me that I was the reason that gave him theultimate push for undertaking efforts for self-improvement, and for that I amutterly thankful. Currently, he's undertaking extensive efforts forcomprehensive development. Like me, he's a student at the faculty of commerce,English section, kafr el-sheikh University, which happens to be an epic failurein the stained history of the Egyptian, governmental education. Islam felt theurge for signifying his professional value by seeking proper education. He enduredthe troublesome criticism of those who view college to be the holy and solesource of knowledge. He felt keen on improving his crude English and foundgreat pleasure in dreaming big every night before slumping into sound sleep.
Ionly write when I feel inspired. It's 2:40 am and I have an exam tomorrow. I amstaying at a hotel enjoying the possession of wrecked facilities. Mosquitoesdeclared a frantic war on my flesh. The air conditioner is broken and it'sstiflingly hot and clammy. So, I obviously should not be perching a laptop thatis venting heat from beneath and writing this in a confined, dimly lit room.But I could not resist writing down how influenced I have been by Islam'srobust passion for success. He proficiently represents the resilience of thehuman spirit, and he could not care less about what everybody around himthinks. Being a resident in kafr el-sheikh is making it quite harder due to thepainful absence in the culture of self-development in this state. Stereotypesand patterned thinking is draining his renewable energy. Yet, he finds great lustin constantly defying. When he talks, he colors his words by the bright crayonsof optimism and persistence. He's the reason why I've felt one of thoseindescribable '' things '' that can be clearly felt yet hardly conveyed.
There's''something'' about being a dreamer; it makes a person a mobile source ofinfluence and inspirationكe of influenceand inspiration.rson a mobile source of influence and inspiration.. It makes life worth clingingto. It gives you a healthy reason to crave the next sunrise. It plants in you aprofound addiction for learning ceaselessly. It sets you apart. It makes you amockery, and in being a mockery the believers find great pleasure as they knowthat it is one of the prices that has to be willingly paid. It solidifies yourspirit. It provokes the idle to detest your presence. It gives you a reason toalways yearn for something in the horizons. It turns you into an insurmountablefree spirit wandering intently in a path carpeted with obstacles and downbeatsensations.
Humans are surprising creatures; they candeliver startling performances when they're psychologically secured andappreciated, and they can pose as indifferent, careless individuals whenthey're poorly managed. Islam usually scores '' A(s) '' at the AUC-he's takinga marketing diploma there. He has been told that he has admirable capabilitiesand that he is expected to have a promising future. On the contrary, Islamflunked in more than one subject back at his college. That leaves me to wonderwhy. Is it his fault or the fault of those who turned college education into anexcessively mundane and disinteresting concept? If Islam found utmost delightin working hard because he feels appreciated and supported, does it mean thathe has the right to flunk because he's receiving an otherwise treatment back athis glorious college? Well, from a personal point of view, yes. Dreamers or anyof those who are ambitious and wild in their goals seem to develop a commitmentto the paths that intrigue them and ignite in them a love for success. To mydismay, the failure to manage the most precious asset which happens to behumans gives the full right for the poorly managed to underperform.
Life loses its edge when you seem to be livingsimply because you've to. Craving the yet-to-come, as I stated earlier, givesit a custom-made appeal. Of course, restrictions and old-fashioned patterns ofanalyzing and thinking will always get in your way. It's rather inevitable. Itseems to be a universal law for whoever is ambitious to get tested forresilience and stamina. You may get crippled by the closet people in your life.You may receive no support whatsoever for the unfamiliar attempts forself-improvement that you're undertaking. You've to always remember that ittakes a lot to seize a highly shelved jewelry; you've to jump real high, andsometimes tumbling painfully on a rubbery knee is the result. If you truly wantto sculpture a remarkable future then you have to go through a rather hecticstream that imposes passion, energy, faith, confidence, and resilience.
Inflect justice upon your spirit by gifting itthe ecstasy of achieving continuously. There's nothing in this tactfullycreated universe that equates the beauty of being a poised, potent individualwith a refined ability to say '' no '' to what is draining and consuming;there's nothing more healing than having a righteous self-reflection. Thepleasure of looking at yourself in the mirror and eying a handsome-looking figureinstead of a disfigured and drained one is unequaled. Having respect foryourself is purifying. Choosing to not engage in relationships created on thebasis of ulterior intents makes you different. Respecting others, choosing tonot undertake the things that oppose your inner beliefs, giving no head to thevalueless mockeries makes you a human being performing with excellence.
Dream with all your might. Be who you're withno regard to the yearnings of everybody else to pursue the possession of idealistic,photoshopped characters. Find serenity and peace in solitary meditation in themiddle of a silent, bleak night. And always remember that the greatness ofrealizing success will genially oblige you to forget about all the bothersomemoments that you've ever experienced. --------------------------------------------
ιиѕριяє∂ ву: Meeting up with the colleague that inspired this, and being a dreamer myself.