There are few dreams which could kill you like the one’s which Bin Laden had, the one Hitler had or the one which Gaddafi had. But these killer dreams can hurt only your sleep.

As I told you in my starting article it was the dreams which were following me. I saw many and tried to think of them and successfully saw them again but never transformed to actions. So these things were running through my head for quite some time then. I was wandering around to find a real reason why I can’t convert my dreams into actions. It was a big wonder for me, even now that it was Abdul Kalam who came to my rescue again. This time, he was not on the wall but through the words of a very young friend of mine.

  It was a Sunday in Madurai. As usual, I forget one of my gadgets and it was umbrella today. And rain in Madurai is a very rare occurrence but once it comes they just rock the party for long enough. I was on the town to get some stationary and was walking towards the bus stand. Suddenly from nowhere it started raining. The only shelter I could find was a nearby shed so I rushed towards it. It was raining heavy. A boy not more than 10 years old with his heavy bag too was there. He was well inside the shed but still his half body was out in the rain; courtesy to his extra large bag. To roll my time on I asked him why can’t he take rest at least on Sundays. His reply was more than satisfying for me because he was uttering what I was searching for. I would love to narrate it as he said: “I dream to be a doctor, to become a doctor I should study very good right from my basics “. The Dream word really caught my ears. I asked him if he is so passionate about his dream. Then he asked me a simple question “Do you know what a dream is?” I was a bit shocked and said a lame reply as it is what we want to be and what we see in our mind. This time, his reply was what I was searching for; he said: “A dream is not what you see in your sleep but the one which will not let you sleep”. “It’s Abdul Kalam’s words bro”.

That was the answer I was seeking. My dreams were literally in my sleep. I never lost my sleep because I never had a car. So I was thinking about this new definition of the dream. It was not satisfying me for a long time. The few dreams killed my sleep were failing in exams just a week before the exams start; Losing a football match and much more things which were not even relevant to be a great thing. Now my thoughts were how something beautiful and good thing which can kill my sleep and become my dream so that I can transform it to thoughts and further into action and ultimately become a successful man. I thought back and the thought killed my sleep was failing in exam so why can’t the dream be passing the exam. So it was an unknown dream within me which was forcing me to study or perform better. All my small scale dreams where turned to thoughts and actions and given me the good result: but why not my bigger dreams? Again another thought to my tiny little lonely mind.

Now I have the answer a bit faster for why my dreams were paused after thoughts. My dreams were just less intense because I always had an excuse and an alternate route if dreams start to kill my sleep. I was unable to find an excuse to fail in the exam so I thought worked and passed. But I can sleep dreaming not becoming rich because 60% of world’s population is poorer than me. Also, I can sleep dreaming a car-less future because only one in 57 Indians owns a car that gives me 56 car-less friends. And also I can sleep rather much more peacefully dream not being the Prime Minister of India; because it’s very hard for me to be silent all along the day. But if you and I dream to be something within our catch and which really fascinate us I can guarantee you it will not let you sleep until we find the best excuse or we achieve it.

Not to worry my dear friends it was not I and you who were finding the excuse even Abdul Kalam’s dream was to be a fighter jet’s pilot but he never succeeded that dream of his. But there were some other things other than excuse which stopped him may be someone of you too.