It is okay to dare to dream

It is okay to dare to dream…..

The one thing that I often hear people say is that they wished that they could of done this or could have done that, or if only.  Many people go through life living with regrets on what they could have done, and they think of what would have happened if they had done things differently.  Then there is the bucket list, but what happens if someone leaves this world before everything is crossed off of their bucket list.  That leaves me wondering does that mean that they left this world not living life to the fullest or did they do the best they could with what they had.  Recently at world I have been reading a book to the children during story time called, “Farther, by Grahame Baker-Smith,” is about a little boy who sees the dream that his father has.  In this book the little boy talks about how everyday his father would dream of flying and how everyday he would work on building his airplane bit by bit and piece by piece, until the day that he was called away to serve his country.  That airplane was left undone, and when the little boy was grown he remembered the dream that his father had.  He went out and finished building what his father started, and then the day came when he was able to fly. At the end of the of the book, the boy who now was grown and had a son of his own wondered if the dream that his father had would ever speak to his son.  I love the picture at the end of the book where the grandson is gazing up at the moon and there is an image of his grandfather smiling down on him.  The other day when I read the book to the children, I told them that their parents had hopes and dreams for what they wanted them to become.  Which brings me to this thought; I often wonder if we could have a conversation with our ancestors right now what would they say to us? What advice would they have for us? And what lessons from the past could we learn from and utilize in our lives today?  What dreams do you have for you and your posterity? Your hopes and dreams will come true, even if they are fulfilled in generations to come.