Why is it that TV shows that keep having topics that inspire me. Last night I started watching Navillera, a Korean drama about a seventy year old man that wanted to learn ballet. I had been thinking about watching this show for over a year and it finally felt like the right time. I watch a lot of Korean programs and movies. They have more original storylines than what is currently coming out of Hollywood. But anyway back to the show... the elderly man had been fascinated with ballet since he was a child but his father wouldn't let him take lessons. Life continued on as it does, school, marriage, kids, career and he never learned. But one day he stumbled across a ballet studio and was drawn to it and begged to be taught. When he was asked by the young dancer why, his reply was, " I've never been able to do something that I wanted to do."
How tragic is it that is often what happens in life. As children our parents often dictate what we can or cannot do. Yes they often have excellent reasons for this, but sometimes it is just dictated by their own desires for their children. As we grow older the demands of family and career often leave us placing our dreams aside . I look back over my own life and I know I was able to achieve some of my dreams, others were set aside or delayed. There are also things I wish I had dreamed of doing when younger knowing that a different career path would have been so much more fulfilling. But live life without regrets and chase your dreams while living and loving life.
Encourage your children's dreams. Never stop chasing your own.
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