Reality or Not

Ayn Rand once wrote, “Do not let your fire go out, spark by irreplaceable spark in the hopeless swaps of the not quite, the not yet, and the not at all. Do not let the hero in your soul perish in lonely frustration for the life you deserved and have never been able to reach. The world you desire can be won. It exists. It is real. It is possible. It is yours.” It has been years since graduating from high school. It should be time for every one of us to shine, to go for our dreams. Looking back to these days, all I saw was days of fooling around, cheerleading for the basketball team and studying 24/7 for the public exams were slipping away silently with all the childhood faiths and beliefs. Does everyone have to go through this process, facing the reality?
Gathering with a bunch of old classmates during the winter break, I found something that I’ve lost for a long while. It was such a great moment to meet so many old friends who gave one another courage to fight for our dreams. Years ago, only less than half of the students could get into the colleges after sitting for the public exam. No one could really understand how hard we’ve been studying for that, unless you were part of that miserable educational system. After receiving the shocking result, I was delighted to know that everyone moved on. Some got into colleges, some took different kind of training courses and some stepped into the society. At least all of them were heading to their goals.
What was I doing here? Frankly, I was not so sure. I got into a college studying things that I hated so much. Maybe I was just too stubborn to admit that I was not that straight-A student anymore and let my passion perished with time. Seeing my old friends made me think twice about what I really want for my life. That passion is kinda coming back to me I guess.
Sometimes, it is not that hard to face the reality, only if we could keep on believing in ourselves. And sometimes, we just have to be reminded what we are capable of so as to keep that fire burning inside. The world we desire can be won.