August 8, 2008, 12:38 am
A young boy kept his dreams in a crystal jar on a shelf beyond reach.
But with work and dedication, he told himself, that that jar would
surly rest in his palms one day and he would then be able to own his
dreams instead of just admiring them from afar.He knew that when that
day came, it would be marked as his greatest accomplishment. But first
he decided he needed a plan. So for months and months he explored his
options
and suddenly, like a quick bolt of lightening to his mind,
inspiration had struck. "I KNOW!", he cried out, "I shall build a
ladder. Yes, and it will bring me all the way up into the seemingly
infinite heights where my dreams reside within that crystal jar." The
boy now had a purpose and a plan and that crystal jar became more and
more beautiful in his mind. But there was a problem. The ladder was so
tall, and expensive, that it would probably take about eight years to
build. The young mans parent's ridiculed him saying, "Eight years is
too long to attain your dreams, especially for such a silly dream. Son,
dream a little smaller." He refused and although his passion went
unnoticed by those closest to him, a man of great power and fortune
couldn't turn a blind eye to the boy and said, "Boy, I see what you are
doing and I am impressed. Let me make your work a little easier. I will
give you all the resources you need to build your ladder and so instead
of 8 years, that crystal jar should be yours in just 7."
The boy
was amazed. The boy was speechless. The boy was blessed. And so the boy
made a pact with the man of fortune and power. He promised to work hard
for the next seven years and when he got his crystal jar he would
promise to share it with the community. He vowed to use his dream to
serve the people of the world both at home and afar. And he also made a
promise to himself and said that if he managed to do this, he would
become a teacher and tell other young boys how they too, could possess
their own magnificent crystal jar.
When the young boy finished
pledging his loyalty, the man of power and wealth said "Young boy, you
have my word. Here is everything that you need."
So for the next
few years the young boy toiled and toiled over his ladder. As the years
went by, the young boy turned into a young man, and the ladder grew
longer and longer. Until one day, one tragic day, the young man lost
his balance and the past years of hard work and dedication passed
before his eyes. At that instant he knew, he was about to experience
failure and within a matter of seconds, his years of work had become
undone. The ladder began to splinter, creak,and finally broke in half
and the young man went falling down and he could not fight it. As he
was falling his eyes caught a glimpse of the crystal jar plummeting
back down to the earth as well. The sun hit the crystal and it sparkled
with a teasing beauty. And in unison, the young man and the boy hit the
ground and his dreams were shattered. There he lay with broken bones, a
splintered ladder, and a crushed dream. The beautiful crystal had
broken and nothing remained of it, besides the powdered dust it had
become. The man of power and wealth got word of what had happened and
was not pleased. He took back the bits and pieces of his ladder and
walked away saying, "I no longer believe in you.". The young man cupped
a handful his wrecked crystal jar of dreams and said "My God, what have
I done? Where do I go from here?"
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