I had just come out of the shower room when I heard my elder sister say “why do you usually spend such a long time bathing?” This was a rather unnerving question as I always prided myself to be one of those girls that are done taking a shower in like five minutes tops. So, I asked again if she was sure and she said, she’d started counting and noticed I usually took about twenty minutes these days.
That was when I smiled to myself, remembering that half the time I spend in there I usually daydream. It’s something I can’t help. Just as I’m about to turn on the shower, take a bite of my food, do my favourite thing in the world which is to stargaze, or on some occasions, when I read a book.
My most recurring daydream is simple. That I never stop being happy. That when I see something I want, I can get it and not just smile sadly past. That I don’t have to just say sorry, or it is well to my friends when they require financial assistance. That I’ll be able to give without holding back because I can. That I never have to see my little sisters cry because they want a particular storybook and they can’t get it cause there’s no means to. That my parents would be happy in the city of their choice, free from all the worries of the world because their daughters are well able to take care of them. That I and my equally foodie sisters can eat what we crave and not sigh wistfully because we lack the means.
I know I’m supposed to dream big and trust me I do. Getting that law degree I’ve always wanted, becoming an accomplished writer and perfecting my Forex trading skill, but big dreams are tied to small dreams and it’s only when you achieve the small dreams that you can get to daydream about the big ones. Seeing that all your pressing needs are met no matter how trivial or unrealistic they may sound to others, is enough incentive to keep working towards that dream.
The power of daydreaming is that, in that moment. Maybe for a minute, or five or even more, we can be anything or anyone we want to be. Even though it’s not our reality at the moment, our dreams do not discriminate against our present. You can be a low-income earner but dream about taking a cruise around the Caribbean in your yacht.
Yes, we could be rudely awakened to our present in the end, but it does not hurt to dream. And one thing that consistently happens to me after each daydream is that I’m filled with hope. Hope for a brighter future where most, if not all of my dreams are met. It fills me with that drive and that motivation that I can get there simply because I’ve dreamt about it. And as far as my eyes can see, if I work towards my dreams, I’ll have everything I want. That’s how beautifully powerful dreams are.
I don’t undermine my dreams because I know how important it is to me. And I’m not afraid to dream as madly and lavishly as I want because they’re mine. A few years from now, I’ll achieve those big dreams but till then…
Let’s Not Stop Dreaming.❤️
This is my entry to the Creative non-fiction Inkwell Prompt. You can read more about it here. All Rights Reserved. @jhymi || 2023
