It’s Great to See People Living Their Dream…

When I was in Seattle, I met many Japanese students at the University of Washington. There was a special one-year program, now defunct, called the English-International Business Program (EIBP). I still keep in touch with many of those students, at least sporadically.

A couple weeks ago, I reunited with two of my closest friends, who are now husband and wife, from that program. They met during the program, and got married when they returned to Japan. His family has a clothing business, and now they run it together with his family.

I hadn’t seen them for a long time–far too long. But I was happy to see them again. They had a clothing exhibition. His sister designs all or most of the fashions. It was a small, boutique showing, but very busy. I was able to go between classes and see how their business is growing. I told them I was glad to see them living their dream.

A dream can start small. It might even stay that way for a long time. Sometimes, it seems like we are not making progress, or we are wasting our time. But even if it isn’t readily apparent to others, we should always keep the fire in our heart burning. We should never give up on our dreams.

It’s great to see people living their dream…but it is even better to see yourself living your own dream.