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Dreamers ~ A Poem by James Barron Hope

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Dreamers

James Barron Hope

Fools laugh at dreamers, and the dreamers smile
  In answer, if they any answer make:
  They know that Saxon Alfred could not bake
  The oaten cakes, but that he snatched his Isle
  Back from the fierce and bloody-handed Dane.

  And so, they leave the plodders to their gains–
  Quit money changing for the student’s lamp,
  And tune the harp to gain thereby some camp,
  Where what they learn is worth a kingdom’s crown;
  They fashion bows and arrows to bring down
  The mighty truths which sail the upper air;
  To them the facts which make the fools despair
  Become familiar, and a thousand things
  Tell them the secrets they refuse to kings

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Today’s Quote: Dream On!

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Every great dream begins with a dreamer. ~Harriet Tubman

Today’s Poem: Dreams by D. H. Lawrence

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Dreams

D. H. Lawrence

All people dream, but not equally.
Those who dream by night in the dusty recesses of their mind,
Wake in the morning to find that it was vanity.

But the dreamers of the day are dangerous people,
For they dream their dreams with open eyes,
And make them come true.

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Inspiring Quote by Paulo Coelho about the Power of Dreams

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Dreams cannot be tamed. Dreamers cannot be ruled.

Paulo Coelho

Thinking Out Loud: What Do You See?

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Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Cervantes  work, Don Quixote.

“The moment he saw the inn he pictured it to himself as a castle with its four turrets and pinnacles of shining silver, not forgetting the drawbridge and Moat and all the belongings usually ascribed to castles of the sort.  To this end, which to him seemed a castle, he advanced, and at a short distance from it . . . hoping some dwarf would show himself upon the battlements and by the sound of trumpet give notice that a knight was approaching the castle. Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote

Note: Don Quixote was a dreamer. He saw things not as they were but as they could be. That’s the way it is with dreamers. One person looks at a house and sees a building. Another looks at the same property and sees a home overflowing with love. One person sees a piece of bread and tosses it in the trash. Another sees a piece of bread and sees a meal. How do we look at ourselves? Do we look at our lives with dull, clouded eyes. Or, do we look at our lives with a dreamer’s eyes seeing not what is but what we will become?

Thinking Out Loud:

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Today’s Thinking Out Loud reflection is on Cervantes  work, Don Quixote.

“When life itself seems lunatic, who knows where madness lies? Perhaps to be too practical is madness. To surrender dreams — this may be madness. Too much sanity may be madness — and maddest of all: to see life as it is, and not as it should be!”
― Miguel de Cervantes Saavedra, Don Quixote

Note: Are you a dreamer? Do you dare see life as it should be and not as it is? If we dare to live our lives as we believe the world should be, we have to be prepared for the criticism of those who lost the ability to dream. They fear a world where there is no global warming. They fear a world where love reigns. They fear a world where people of every race, culture, ethnicity, and gender can live peacefully together. I prefer to be a dreamer and believe the dream is within our grasp.

Today’s Power Thought ~ Grab Hold of The Opportunities Around You

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What a wonderful world. It’s filled with opportunities for peacemakers, dreamers, and those who believe tomorrow will better than today. Opportunities surround us, reach out and grab a handful. Don’t let them slip away.

Today’s Inspiration ~ Are You a Dreamer?

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“A dreamer is one who can only find his way by moonlight, and his punishment is that he sees the dawn before the rest of the world.”

~ Oscar Wilde

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