DREAM
Dream - The one word which can change a person's life. It gives a person hope, something to look forward to, something to work for. We all dream about something or the other. Be it having a better life style, of owning a Ferrari, of going on a world tour or having a better partner :-)
Ramu is your regular 16 year old kid, having dreams in his eyes and the confidence to conquer the world. He used to work in a busy restaurant in the heart of Bangalore. He started cleaning tables when he was 13, and now at 16., has moved up to become a waiter. His dream is to open a restaurant which caters to all sections of the society, irrespective of the economic status of the customer. Many people used to scoff at this idea. " Why not ?" he used to counter them. His idea was simple. " I will create the right ambiance and the quality of the food will be great". Ramu could understand what exactly different customers expected out of the restaurant. He used to plan the interiors, the cuisine, every minute detail. He was a school drop out like many others, but knew to count and read Kannada. Poverty forced him to become a cleaner at this restaurant.
One busy day, while he was attending to a customer, he overheard a conversation between his boss and a customer. This customer wanted to open a branch of the restaurant Ramu was working in, and he wanted the owner's consent to set it up. This customer wanted to make it an affiliate of the old restaurant. But the owner was adamant, saying it will not be up to the standards of this restaurant, and thereby the image of this hotel will take a hit.
Ramu had seen the quality maintained in this restaurant and was in awe of his master. It was his master who inspired Ramu to dream about his own restaurant. So the owner, after much persuasion from the customer and much deliberation, decided to open the new restaurant. He wanted Ramu to manage the new unit. This showed the amount of confidence the owner had in Ramu inspite of his age. When Ramu heard about it, he was overwhelmed. He realized that this will be the first step which will help him in realizing his dreams. With tears in his eyes, he accepted the offer. He vowed to keep the image of the restaurant intact.
Ramu is now a happy man. He may not have realized his dream of opening his restaurant yet, but he is working towards that goal. He is ready to work hard and make the new restaurant a success. He is garnering the experience of managing the restaurant, with its numerous problems and learning the tricks of the trade in the process. He is taking all the necessary steps at realizing his dreams.
We all dream of having a better life, of doing things which we really want to, but are unable to because of different reasons. So should we stop dreaming ? should we just slog it out and kill the present in order to make the future better ? should we not live today in order to realize our dreams in the future ?
The story of Ramu tells us that., Yes- we can dream. Yes- we can live in the present. Yes- We can have a life, at the same time dream about a better future.
Yes- we can be happy with what we have, but it should not stop us from working towards achieving our goals.
We all go through ups and downs in our lives; who doesn't .? But how many of us even try to be happy with what we have ? .We must look at the bright side of whatever situation we are in and start working towards our dream and make the most of the situation we are in.
So lets start dreaming, again. Let's dream about going to moon, about driving a Bugatti, about having a mansion on the Whitehaven beaches.. :-)
(Ramu is a not a real person, even though I am sure there are hundreds like him in India.)
Dream - The one word which can change a person's life. It gives a person hope, something to look forward to, something to work for. We all dream about something or the other. Be it having a better life style, of owning a Ferrari, of going on a world tour or having a better partner :-)
Ramu is your regular 16 year old kid, having dreams in his eyes and the confidence to conquer the world. He used to work in a busy restaurant in the heart of Bangalore. He started cleaning tables when he was 13, and now at 16., has moved up to become a waiter. His dream is to open a restaurant which caters to all sections of the society, irrespective of the economic status of the customer. Many people used to scoff at this idea. " Why not ?" he used to counter them. His idea was simple. " I will create the right ambiance and the quality of the food will be great". Ramu could understand what exactly different customers expected out of the restaurant. He used to plan the interiors, the cuisine, every minute detail. He was a school drop out like many others, but knew to count and read Kannada. Poverty forced him to become a cleaner at this restaurant.
One busy day, while he was attending to a customer, he overheard a conversation between his boss and a customer. This customer wanted to open a branch of the restaurant Ramu was working in, and he wanted the owner's consent to set it up. This customer wanted to make it an affiliate of the old restaurant. But the owner was adamant, saying it will not be up to the standards of this restaurant, and thereby the image of this hotel will take a hit.
Ramu had seen the quality maintained in this restaurant and was in awe of his master. It was his master who inspired Ramu to dream about his own restaurant. So the owner, after much persuasion from the customer and much deliberation, decided to open the new restaurant. He wanted Ramu to manage the new unit. This showed the amount of confidence the owner had in Ramu inspite of his age. When Ramu heard about it, he was overwhelmed. He realized that this will be the first step which will help him in realizing his dreams. With tears in his eyes, he accepted the offer. He vowed to keep the image of the restaurant intact.
Ramu is now a happy man. He may not have realized his dream of opening his restaurant yet, but he is working towards that goal. He is ready to work hard and make the new restaurant a success. He is garnering the experience of managing the restaurant, with its numerous problems and learning the tricks of the trade in the process. He is taking all the necessary steps at realizing his dreams.
We all dream of having a better life, of doing things which we really want to, but are unable to because of different reasons. So should we stop dreaming ? should we just slog it out and kill the present in order to make the future better ? should we not live today in order to realize our dreams in the future ?
The story of Ramu tells us that., Yes- we can dream. Yes- we can live in the present. Yes- We can have a life, at the same time dream about a better future.
Yes- we can be happy with what we have, but it should not stop us from working towards achieving our goals.
We all go through ups and downs in our lives; who doesn't .? But how many of us even try to be happy with what we have ? .We must look at the bright side of whatever situation we are in and start working towards our dream and make the most of the situation we are in.
So lets start dreaming, again. Let's dream about going to moon, about driving a Bugatti, about having a mansion on the Whitehaven beaches.. :-)
(Ramu is a not a real person, even though I am sure there are hundreds like him in India.)
1 comment:
Its nice.
You have again made me realize that we can be in present and yet aim towards our dream.A nice lesson to be learn t.
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