I spoke about how my dream of playing football as a career was crushed, even before seeing the light of the day.
A massive thanks to everyone who shared their own stories, and thoughts. It was really interactive and amazing. Thanks to everyone. In case you missed it, read it here.
In continuation…
There is always light at the end of the tunnel, and it is not from the onrushing train. Hahaha.
Looking back at it, I think right now I don’t regret it, not anymore. I found a new dream. In fact, I now appreciate him getting me the form for college than football academy. Trust me, I know I don’t have the mental strength and capacity needed to succeed back then, the answers only came to me recently.
I was a bad loser then. If I lose, I lose it. I get moody and cranky and lash out. Imagine me acting like that in a final? Imagine someone giving me a bad tackle and I retaliate? Imagine what that would do to my teammates? More like a time bomb. My career would have ended even before I started. I am the only one who understands. Well, I could make a brilliant player right now, but then, that dream is gone!. Now I dream again and I am living in it.
What I did, that’s who I was. What I did, that isn’t who I will become. If I had gone that route, my fame would have been short-lived, trust me. I am thankful now because I wouldn’t have grown. I wouldn’t have met so many people I have come across now. Like attracts like.
I would have met people who were like who I used to be back then and would have damaged me the more. I am now allowed to dream another dream, and with a better mindset and a good sense of judgment. You cannot overemphasize the value of experience in life.
Give me a man with money, and give me another man with experience. A fool and his money are soon parted. A man with money will lose his money while gaining experience, but a man with experience will gain more money than he has lost.
You cannot go back to make a brand new start, but you can always make a brand new ending.
It is never too late to dream. When one dream ends, dream another dream. When one chapter closes, another opens. The end of a chapter isn’t the end of a book. Flip the page and continue with it.
This is for someone out there, who is being held back because of a failed dream. This message isn’t about you giving up on your dreams, no. This message is about you, after you have tried all you can, to make a dream happen and it didn’t, pick up the lessons there and move on.
I admit, it is not easy, but that is the only way to go and grow. Sometimes you won’t understand why at that moment, but most of the time, the answer came knocking, even when we stopped searching and we have found another dream. Now, I dream again.
I have found an insatiable appetite for writing and this is my new dream. Ask yourself, am I still dreaming? Having something to live for makes life worth living. Keep dreaming, and don’t be held back by a failed one. If it can’t be fixed, then dream again. You are allowed to dream again. Look inside you.
Thank you for your time.
My pen doesn’t bleed, it speaks, with speed and ease.
Still me,
Olawalium; (Love’s chemical content, in human form). Take a dose today: doctor’s order.
My dream was to become a commissioned army officer. It is good to say that I am a Bangladeshi. To implement the dream, day and night try to stay on. After my higher secondary certificate examination, I started preparing as usual. I used to pursue day and night to reach the goal. Finally the time has come. I tested at ISSB. Writting, IQ, Viva, Medical I passed all the tests. But the main fact is i was little bit nervous. and that the culprit to detroying my dream. After passing all the tests, ISSB arranges a 7-day camping. And they always monitored commissioned officers there. Because they thought a country's army could protect the sovereignty of that country. So their character should be idealistic. Everything was going well. But 7 days were horrific for me. They gave importance to discipline. And it happened in my case. I was unknowingly disorganized discipline. And I was deported from there. And that was about the 2012. After 5 years, I left my dream behind.
Now I'm doing BSc on Mathematics. Though my dream as a lecturer has been taking from me, I am a teacher of the gospel in it stead, but my dream to have a degree has been accomplished. In fact, I now have two degrees instead of one.
Never Give up
What is gone may never come back, but a better one will.
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Wow!. I am happy you opened up to share this aswell. I am glad you are living another dream. I am so happy to hear this. We can't change the past anymore, but we have now, and now determines the future. Well done.
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Yeah ! We cant change the past . And im now living in a new dream. New hopes. And im enjoying my present life. Thank you very much
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I am glad to hear that. Well done.
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As I mentioned in my dream, part one. My dream was to be a Naval officer. I was shortlisted already just for my mother to disagree. She said she wouldn’t like to always worry herself about my safety in the training. The poor woman got to realise she had signed a death warrant. 😀
So I withdrew and went to college. To me then, It was like shattering of my dream and resetting to default. I wondered where I would start all over from. Step by step I was getting to see another picture and prospect in the program I was taking. Although I still had the mind set of finishing and applying for a Short Term course still in the Navy.
I then found it rather convenient to study since my results was prerequisite for the course. By the time I was done with my program another dream had surfaced. I already found myself doing what I loved and was happy with, ‘teaching.’ This was also informed by the series of news of B.K Haram almost everywhere in my country.
Then I looked aback and gave thanks that I did not finish from the academy. Most of my course mates from those years are in the field serving and exposed to danger daily
I found joy and happiness in teaching and this was the actualization of another dream. I had to get my head straight and learn from the past experiences.
What is gone may never come back, but a better one will.
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I love this:
You nailed it. I could see the similarities in our stories. We are both thankful we never did, even when everything in us wanted it.
I applied for Military too, once, and I wasn't picked 😂. I didn't even bother again. 😂😂😂. Glad a failed dream led you to another, which gives peace and a sense of fulfilment. Well done brother.
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Now here is the Continuation of my comment as promised too .... Lol
I said I learnt a lesson from the story the other time you shared it with me... Here is what I learnt and how it shaped my life positively.
My ultimate goal is to go to school, have a degree and become a lecturer, I was brilliant enough to do well in school. But, my parents are not that financially buoyant to support my vision. I was already accepting the failure as my fate. When you shared the story "if a dream fail, we should dream another". The giant in me arose!
I took up the steps of faith though as ordained by God, I obtained the degree program to study pastoral theology, only God knows how I was able to complete it...Smile
In addition I did another graduation on Sunday to the glory of God (another degree in Christian leadership), in fact, I don't just graduate this time around, I graduated as the overall best student.
Though my dream as a lecturer has been taking from me, I am a teacher of the gospel in it stead, but my dream to have a degree has been accomplished. In fact, I now have two degrees instead of one.
Thank you @olawalium...
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There is always light at the end of a tunnel. I am really excited to hear about this. Congratulations...you deserve that moment. It might not be lecturing but as long as you get to reach and impact on people, your dream is still alive and you get to do that now with the calling. This is good.
Congratulations once again. Glad you didn't allow your background to keep your back on the ground. Keep dreaming and stay motivated.
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Thank you brother, you know you are part of my success story, word are powerful to make or to marl, thanks for sharing that story that day, it came to me at the time I needed it most.
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That's why we have each other, to make life better for each other. Stay lifted and I look forward to hearing more good stuffs about you.
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Words of wisdom
If life is a dream, Having something to live for makes life worth living, which means having something to live for is living my dreams
I totally get this part. I once had a dream to be superman, but it was not going to happen, so i dreamt again, and i wanted to be spiderman, as it was more practical i only needed a spider bite, well, i didnt get that either, and have i stopped dreaming? No! Because
*If life is a dream, Having something to live for makes life worth living, which means having something to live for is living my dreams
Thanks for bringing this to mind, we should never stop dreaming
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My friend with the long post oh sorry long comment is here 😀
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Hahaha my comments are my thoughts, so are my posts..how are you doing 😄
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I'm fine dear.
Well good for you, for some of us our thoughts are carried out with actions🙃
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Hello Excellent article!
I would like to take this opportunity to comment on my experience, when I received my bachelor's degree my brother told me those same words, never stop dreaming, this allows you always have goals and something to fight and once reached, again with another goal. It is never too late to dream, the dreams, feed the soul and full of purpose your days, a depressed person, I am convinced that it is due to the lack of goals and therefore lack of dreams, life seeks to invent and imagine a future.
Thanks
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The successful ones are those that don't have give up when they loose one dream and just need to chase another one.
Being a footballer is what you ever wanted by then, even if you are aggressive ,you will still follow what your manager ask you to do and you will still obey the fifa. Are you that stupid like mario balotelli? The one that don't laugh even if he scores but you chase another dream since that one ain't possible that's why you succeed
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This is awesome story part @olawalium. Whatever one want to do in life need prayer first and ask for God's will to be done. We need a right Angel for our dream to come true. I can see that your dad is your right Angel, despite the fact that you don't pray for college but football, God still used him to change your dream for better. Who knows if you into sport something bad might have happened to your enemy (mean not you) but glory be to most High God who turned around your story. Many things have been learning through your story. Stay shining my mentor @olawalium
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I am so happy you have picked up so many things from it. That has always been my aim; to have people learn and be better. Thank you for your kind words. Really appreciate it.
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Sometimes our dreams may not done true, but have an opportunity to dream again.
While I was younger, I always wanted to be a pilot, but somehow my dad convinced me that I was best suited to be a manager.
When I was admitted into the University to study economics, I felt like I wasn't going to go through because it wasn't what I wanted. But somehow I learnt to dream again and my life has been awesome ever since.
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Move on! Dream again!
I found this inspirational, thanks.
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I am really excited you like it. Thanks a lot for this.
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RHEMA
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Thanks dear. Yes, we are allowed to dream again. Most of the time we hold on to failed dream as an excuse for failure. When one door closes, another opens, and often times we focus too long on the closed door that the present pass us by.
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Sure... No time to check time. Life should go on no matter the past.
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Not as easy as it sounds but with constant efforts and a change of mindset, then it is achievable.
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👍🏾👍🏾👍🏾
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I agree with you, its not easy as it sounds truly, it takes an open mind and a well determined mindset.
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Yes, it is all about the mindset, a resilient spirit (not to give up), even when everything tells us to.
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Its amazing to know that, we can't change out lives, if we don't change our thinking, because two things can only hinder our dreams
But if our imagination is stronger and clearer, money won't be a problem at all
Mindset is everything, it's just everything
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Perfecto!
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In the journey, we have all sort of events happening and there is always a lesson to pick out from that good, bad and ugly experience.
The truth is this....
We can't stop life from happening but how we respond to it is very important.
We can't change our past but we have the ability to change our future.
For that dream not to come to reality, God knows best.
So good to read the concluding part of your story.
One Love
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This message is for me, thank you!! @olawalium
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I am really excited about this. It delights me when people feel blessed and could relate to my posts. Thank you for this. It made me smile.
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😍😍
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A dream does not come true magically: you need to sweat, determination and hard work. The future belongs to those who believe in the beauty of their dreams.
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Absolutely!!!.
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@communitycoin very well said ,sir football is a game need efforts but its not mean that if a person nit play it well ,he do nothing .every person have a special quality which keep him glowing among others.
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Yes, we are all unique with different abilities and so, our mind is so large that we have thousand of thoughts. We are always allowed to dream again and again. Thank you.
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so true ..These words are powerfull to me .thanks for respond dear
@olawalium
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I am glad you love them. Thanks a lot.
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Thanks you to share that.
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Beautiful brother good luck
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Thanks a lot. I appreciate you.
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My dream was/is to be a musician and/or a Pastor though I'm not a Pastor, 'cos it's not an office you ask for, it's a calling, you must be called into the office. Nonetheless, I'm glad I'm living my dreams.
However, the most important thing is to live God's dream for your life.
Thanks a million @olawalium for these insights.
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Muy interesante e importante Post. Espero que sigas y logres tus sueños.
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Je suis content que tu trouves ça intéressant. Je vous remercie.
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la vie continue après tout, estimez vous heureux car vous respirez encore. beaucoup d autres gens on vue leurs souffle s éteindre puis la mort . bon courage a vous
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Tu as raison. Beaucoup de gens perdent leur vie dans le processus et je suis heureux d'avoir l'occasion de rêver à nouveau. Merci beaucoup
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best of luck
i followed you.
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Not yet...maybe network I guess.
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The big dream
Nice bro..
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Thank you. :)
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