Day 100

Dear dreamer, 

The finale

We have been on this awesome, tiring yet rewarding journey to living this dreams. The truth is that this journey has become an important part of my life. A turning point definitely unique and transforming in every way. This was born out of a casual thought to see what could be, because as we grow to live through every calm and storm, we win some and lose others. A lot of things happen that will be beyond us. That's Life; most of it, unexpected. 

This were little snippets from both the controllable and the moments that were unexpectedly terrifying and good. All of them made up the very essence of our existence. I can not do a full recap of the past 99 days because a lot of it are not within my reach except I would not be honest. There's only so much our brains can hold on to per time. All through the 99 days, we have relentlessly pursued one thing; this singular chance to live our dreams because that is what is important. You make sure you only regret what you do not do, not the things you attempted or tried. 

We have carefully observed various events that could relieve our very existence, learned valuable insights to employ throughout our journey, discussed some concepts that were overwhelmingly encompassing. We have had to keep coming back to reality in so many ways; natural and forced by a lot of factors. We have attempted, postponed and failed some projects, ended some projects before they even had the chance to blossom. We have been able to bravely hold onto specific ideals for our lives. Most importantly, we have learned to dream and have the courage to hold on to it for as long as possible. In this case, that means as long as we exist. 

It might be harder on some days than other days. There might be no reason to fight or perhaps, it feels like there is no fight left in you. All of this have been part of the discourse we have had over the past few days. The purpose of this blog was too watch how long and what methods would eventually get me out of 'penniless' zone. If you had read it one after the other, you will have noticed that it was time to bring this blog to a conclusion. The purpose was already fulfilled. 

This was a hard decision to make, in fact, it took me at least 10 days to finalise it and for the greater good (I choose to believe, I can be wrong), I am officially announcing that this draws the curtains of the penniless dreamers series close. It's been 100 days of testing, trying out, deciding, second guessing a lot of ideas, making plans, changing plans, cancelling plans while mending a lot of the plans and hiding from some of the plans. I hope we do not forget the stories from here. Refrain from making some of the mistakes I made, there's no need reliving the same stress over again. Let some of the lessons from here act as guardrails for your lives as they apply. Not everything is important, just hold on to the ones that are. 

As we bring penniless dreamers to a close, remember the following words; It's never over till it ends. Keep fighting, striving to paint that picture you see in your dreams. That's all that matters and don't forget to make your choices carefully and boldly so you can live with it. Don't live too much in regret, get good at living on to the best of your ability. This is for every dreamer out there. 

IT IS ONLY A MATTER OF TIME, STAY ALIVE TILL YOU SEE IT.


                    ~Till we meet again...

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