Wednesday, October 31, 2007

An Impossible Dream Made Possible?


One of the things that facinated me during my trip to Bangkok was Wat Arun, also known as the Temple of Dawn.
You may call me inexperience but never in my life had I seen anything before my very own eyes so magnificent that was man made (yes I have yet to see the Taj Mahal, the Great Wall of China, the pyramids.....).

I wondered, whoever decided to build this great building obviously had a dream, followed by a desire to get it built. If he was being practical and realistic, i guess he would not have gotten the temple built. But then obviously he was determined and he acted. It took them 10 odd years to get this temple built and by golly, it is still outstanding and beautiful and still stands majestically along the banks of the Chao Phraya.

Great buildings are built, great missions are accomplished, great dreams become a reality because those who desired acted on it. Yes, along the way, some people called these dreamers crazy and silly and stupid, but then again most things that we enjoy today are products of dreams made into reality......I asked myself.....whats my dream? Is it too difficult to make it into a reality?........Are you a dreamer too?

A Song to Share....
The Impossible Dream
Lyrics by Joe Darion
Artist: Musical "Man of La Mancha"
To dream ...
the impossible dream ...
To fight ...
the unbeatable foe ...
To bear ...
with unbearable sorrow ...
To run ...
where the brave dare not go ...
To right ...
the unrightable wrong ...
To love ...
pure and chaste from afar ...
To try ...
when your arms are too weary ...
To reach ...
the unreachable star ...

This is my quest, to follow that star ...
No matter how hopeless, no matter how far ...
To fight for the right, without question or pause ...
To be willing to march into Hell, for a Heavenly cause ...
And I know if I'll only be true, to this glorious quest,
That my heart will lie will lie peaceful and calm,
when I'm laid to my rest ...

And the world will be better for this:
That one man, scorned and covered with scars,
Still strove, with his last ounce of courage,
To reach ... the unreachable star ...