Dreams, Aims, and Aspirations: A Reflection by Simple Saacha Dorji

Good time reading, readers.

I am… yeah… I am neither Martin Luther King Jr., nor Shiv Khera, nor a Buddhist philosopher, nor Helen Keller to lecture on any topic. I am Simple Saacha Dorji—an original piece of earth,

I write: "If you have dreams, then you can do it." This is my small stuff, which has titillated me throughout life, and here I write about it: dreams, aims, and aspirations. Yes, titillated.

"I Have a Dream"—Martin Luther King Jr.'s famous speech at a gathering in the USA—was a powerful piece of oratory meant to bring welfare and happiness to the American people. That was his dream. And did he fulfill it? Of course, it turned out to be very short. Not the dream—his life. Tragic. But the dream lived on. See?

Likewise, every one of us has dreams, aims, and aspirations. Once you are on this earth, your dreams germinate like rivers—or sometimes like weeds. And if you are not able to fulfill these dreams, you tend to lose your head. And that is where you will have lots of shadows in your life. Shadows are bad. They make you trip.

Everyone has so many questions about dreams and aspirations. What is my true dream? The most important dream in my life? How will it come true? Where will I go? When will it fulfill? Etc., etc., etc.—the etceteras are endless. Paulo Coelho, in The Alchemist, wrote, "When you want something, all the universe conspires in helping you to achieve it." I think by now, you just have to dream and begin the journey—the journey from your heart. 

I remember I had so many dreams. When I look back now, my dreams would have all become real—if only reality hadn't gotten in the way. When I was eight years old, I had a passion for singing. One fine day, I sang in front of my class. And who (the hell) was there to bring my dream to an untimely end? Teachers and students. I became a fun bag—not a fun bag as in "bag full of fun," but a laughingstock. A human joke. From that day, I was really brainwashed. Every time, in my mind, it recurred: 'I can't sing well. I can't sing well.' The next time I was asked to sing, I wanted to disappear underground—preferably to a country where singing is illegal. (Of course, I have other dreams realizing slowly now. I'd like to write about them in the next article. 

We have many hesitations in our dreams. We are frightened and discouraged if once we couldn't perform well. We expect readymade results—like instant noodles, but for life. We don't believe in ourselves and don't have the courage to move on. These are walls. The walls between you and the future world. Also, sometimes actual walls. Don't walk into those.

In the movie Field of Dreams, there was a different type of dream portrayed. Iowa Farmer Ray Kinsella had a dream and vision to build a basketball court in his cornfield. That vision in his mind was not discussed with or asked of anyone. What kind of dream is this? It is actually building a castle in the air! With corn. Very strange. But hey, it worked in Hollywood.

Do you know your reality? Do you ask and discuss your dreams frequently? Or are you afraid of people who will mock you? Or do you truly believe in your dreams and worship them and not want to discuss them with others? Ask, and you will get answers to all these rhetorical questions. (

I realized now that my singing dream could have been fulfilled. Don't you think so? A force pulled me down so that I had to leave that dream. Force? Yes, forces are our teachers, our parents, our environment, and our friends—who influence us, often whether we like it or not. Sometimes the force is strong. Other times, it's just your uncle asking, "And what will you do with that degree?"

Dreams are like seeds. If we put those seeds in the soil properly, they will surely grow into a fruitful harvest. But who bothers? Forces again! Also, pests. And bad weather. And laziness.

The inside force is stronger than the exterior one. Is that so? Yalp. That's the fact. So we must believe from the vision inside; we should have discipline and determination. We are all-powerful. We can also climb the highest mountain. We can also make alcohol out of water. (Wait. That's called brewing. Never mind.) I am not talking about magic; I am talking about dreams coming true, your inner heart, and your inner dreams. If you have interest, hard work, courage, and a little bit of God in you, whatever work you do, everything will come true. You can go for that.

Or you can stay on the couch. Your choice. But don't say I didn't warn you.

Regards,
Saacha Dorji
(Original piece of earth, failed singer, professional dreamer)