Blogtember Day 3 | Follow Your Dreams

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Thursday, September 5: Pass on some useful advice or information you learned and always remembered.

Last week, I was writing on my laptop in the living room, at 12:00 AM, when mom and dad came in. Then we started discussing publishing the novel I’m working on, and dad mentioned the name of a Lebanese publisher. I made a face, and told him I want to go big. I told him I wasn't so sure I could actually do it (because, let’s face it, J.K. Rowling’s Harry Potter was turned down by 12 publishers before it was accepted!), but I still want to try, anyways.

And then he told me about dreams.

He told me that what people don’t know about dreams, and which drives a lot of them to quit on theirs, is that they actually come true. He said, that in order for a dream to come true, you need

• Faith: You have to have faith in your dream, faith in yourself, faith that you will make your dream come true despite the obstacles you may face.
• Devotion: You should be devoted to making your dream come true, because devotion keeps you going.
• Enthusiasm: You have to be enthusiastic about your dream. You have to enjoy the process of getting there, in order to enjoy it when it comes true.
• Sacrifice: You should be willing to sacrifice some things in pursue of the bigger picture, of your dream.

Those four traits, he told me, are found in the youth more than anyone else. And he made me believe it. Just listening to him would make you want to have a dream to follow.

It might not be easy. In fact, I doubt it would be easy. But the beauty lays in overcoming all the problems you face, in winning, and reaching what you want.

Follow your dreams. Be the person that can proudly say: I followed my dream, and worked hard for it, and I made it come true. Or at least be the person that can proudly say he followed his dream.

Paulo Coelho says: "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it."

Having a dream is a beautiful thing. Following your dream is even more beautiful. How beautiful would it be if your dream came true someday?

What is your dream? Do you have a dream that came true? Share in the comments below :]