Thought for the day: Dreams set our goals

Thought for the day: Dreams set our goals
None has been able to grow beyond one’s own dreams.

A fisherman used to set out to the sea everyday to catch fish. When he returned, there would be only some fishes in his boat, while the other boats fishing in the same direction enjoyed amazing catch.

One day, a friend accompanied him on the boat to find out the reason why he got less fish than others.

The friend was shocked to realize that it was the fisherman himself who threw the trapped fishes back into the sea. Bemused, the friend asked him why he left the fishes back in the sea. The fisherman replied with a smile, “My frying pan is too small.”

It is not the culture or the circumstances that determine one’s limitations. It is the preconceived notions that lay out the boundaries. Our bodies just have the capability to obey what the mind instructs.

None has been able to grow beyond one’s own dreams. Those who achieved greater heights have first grown in their minds and thoughts, and later in their deeds.

If a boundary is determined in the mind for your dreams, then your growth too would be limited. Our aims and activities would then get limited to those meager dreams which are confined within boundaries.

Only those who are determined to cross those boundaries can prepare themselves in an incredible way to face the odds and challenges in life.

If fear grips us, then our senses too wouldn’t aid us. No journey can be embarked if one rushes to see the end at the beginning itself.

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