The author was discussing his childhood dreams and how he went about achieving them, lessons learned and enabling dreams of others. His dreams were to be in zero gravity, playing in the NFL, being Captain Kirk, etc. These were dreams as a child which he really thought he could reach and he set out to reach them but soon found pout they may not be possible.
Here is where we come into the discussion. We all have dreams, you must dream or you are dead. Dreamers become successful!!! Dreaming is similar to goal setting. You must have a direction and a purpose. There is nothing wrong with dreaming big, the bigger the dream the harder you will work. As the speaker stated you may not reach your dreams but you have a purpose you're aiming for and if you don't reach it you will have self satisfaction that you gave it your best shot.
Enabling the dreams of others occured when the speaker met William Shatner who played Captain Kirk. Shatner was interested in the project Pausch was involved thus Shatner enabled the dream of Pausch. This can be accomplished by me at some point in my career as I may play a small role in the dream of my students.
I have childhood dreams that I continue to strive to reach and I never give up. Continue to dream and work hard to make them realities. Whenever possible or when presented the chance enable the dreams of others do so. Dreams are important do not destroy them.
I also really enjoyed Dr. Pausch's speech. It was incredibly inspiring. He started his presentation by showing the audience the x-ray of his tumors. He announced that he was just given only about three months to live. By watching him and seeing his enthusiasm and energy I would have never guessed that he was sick in any way. He has set out to inform people that it is possible to reach your dreams and goals in life, he is an example of this.
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Great summary and response. You are right, we are dream enablers. Each moment, it seems, we have to decide, "How is this decision limiting or enabling my students' dreams?"
ReplyDeleteWhat are your dreams? Are you going to share them with your students so they feel comfortable sharing theirs?