Dream to Live; Live the Dream

Unless you’ve been living under a rock, you probably know who Pablo Picasso was.
My mother said to me, "If you are a soldier, you will become a general. If you are a monk, you will become the Pope." Instead, I was a painter, and became Picasso.
Every artist, every writer, every inventor and scientist in the world, began small. They were nobodies in this big vast frightening world. They weren’t just born great. They made their mark in this world by sole hard work, determination and the will to succeed.
It doesn’t matter who you are, or where you’re from, which race or colour you belong to; greatness is set alight by the spark of ambition. You may be small, but you can always dream big.
It doesn’t matter what you desire to be. Let your dreams be great. Let them be glorious achievements. Let them be crazy. But just dream.
You may want to be a rock climber. Or a photo-journalist. Or a paleontologist. Or even a member of a rock band. Anything is possible if you just believe.
Don’t get disheartened with failures because in reality, they’re the ones that lift you up. Walt Disney didn’t sit at home when he was fired from his first job because of lack of creativity. Albert Einstein didn’t give up when he flunked out of grade school. J.K.Rowling didn’t give up hope when her book was turned down by dozens of publishers. Even Winston Churchill didn’t hold back when his father told him quite plainly that he was good for nothing.
Every great person who made it big in life started no more than we are. They dared to dream and they chased it relentlessly.

So remember dream big, work hard and keep your goals in sight. For every individual may not be destined for greatness but can make greatness their destiny. And there is nothing to be afraid of as William Shakespeare said “Be not afraid of greatness: some are born great, some achieve greatness, and some have greatness thrust upon them.”