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dreams
September 17, 2007 | |
these days, i often get to feeling i have aged so much in the last couple of years. i’d particularly get these thoughts at the end of a tiring day or when problems seem to present themselves at every nook and corner of my ordinary, everyday life.
then i’d feel overwhelmed about how there is so much left to accomplish, dreams and ambitions to be fulfilled, and travels and vacations to take and enjoy in so little a time. only when i think about that wise, old "taking each day at a time" advice do i start calming down and relax.
and speaking of dreams. here’s what a friend (her name’s ma.elena cardinez - someone who i have always been very proud of) wrote on the subject matter in their graduation yearbook…
"dreams are not only for those who are asleep, it is for those who are awake too. for not even dreams has soared beyond heights that the mind and soul has achieved. let your dreams die, and your soul dies with it."
very profound, those thoughts.
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Hello manong! I am overwhelmed that you remember. Hmmm… was it Newton who said that the reason why he could see farther was because he stood on the shoulders of giants? Much of the passion I have for literature is because of how you were back in high school. You were - and still are - my intellectual giant.
I miss you and Ate and the kids. Please let us know when you’ll be back in town again.
hi elena. i was going through my blog tonight and saw your comment. i am humbled you consider me one of your intellectual “giants.” those are big words for an ordinary person like me. just a minor mistake on the 2nd line of the quote from you. it should have read “for not even death has soared beyond heights that the mind and soul have achieved.”