The Corner Stones of Our Lives

THE CORNER STONES OF OUR LIVES

There are four corner stones that support the structures that harbor our lives: Perseverance, Faith, Hope/Belief and Dreams! Dreams come first.

The dreams I am referring to here are the things we want in our lives; they are the plans and goals we make and want to see realized either today or at some later date. These dreams are the ideas and visions of how we want to change our present and create an ideal future for ourselves and those we love. These are the plans that we weave in our minds—we can actually see the final outcome in our mind’s eye, step by step, and in perfect Technicolor.

You want a new house and so you browse through real estate postings, you walk through some of the houses that are for sale looking for that special home you have visualized in your mind; you look through Homes and Garden for the perfect décor for each room of your ideal home and a perfect garden. You also want a new car, so you go on the Internet and start looking for the exact model of the car of your dreams. You actually are able to build your motor vehicle with every comfort, every gadget you may want, right there on your computer. Once you have all the things you want, you then print the picture of your new car with all the comforts and the color of your choice. You also print images of the interior, gardens and façade of your new home and paste them on your refrigerator for your enjoyment and to keep you reminded that what you see on the refrigerator door is the epitome of your most cherished dreams.

But dreams cannot realize themselves by themselves. We all need a support structure. People who try to work in isolation end up giving up. We all need others to boost our morale, to encourage us not to quit; to help us through the hard spots; to do what it takes to reach our ultimate goals.

So it is with dreams as well. Dreams also need a support group and that is where Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance come into the picture.

Together with your dreams comes Hope/Belief. Hope/Belief is what keeps the threads of your dreams glued together. The stronger the Hope/Belief, the more tightly woven it is with your dream and the more defined your dream is. The moment Hope/Belief wavers your dream starts unraveling and eventually dies.

The second component in achieving your dreams is Faith. Faith is completely and utterly interconnected with Hope/Belief, one cannot function without the other. Faith is the stronger of the two components, with Faith, Hope/Belief thrives, but without it Hope/Belief becomes an empty shell that eventually dies and so do your dreams.

Perseverance is what leads to the actual execution of your dreams. Perseverance is the hard road that you need to take to reach the eventual success that your plans have conjured up. Dame Julie Andrews explains exactly what it is to persevere: “Perseverance is failing nineteen times and succeeding the twentieth.” This is the third element that will carry you to achieve your goals and let you reach the finishing line, a winner.

No dream has a chance of realization unless it is strengthened by Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance. Together with these three elements, dreams can become the reality of your life. But, ultimately, you have to have Love and Gratitude in your dreams.

You see, Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance will help you reach the culmination of your dreams, but it is Love that will maintain your dreams realized and will keep you going forward to higher realizations and achievements. Love binds Hope/Belief, Faith and Perseverance together creating an indestructible force that will attach itself to your dreams and which will propel you to realize your future and place you in a state of euphoria of utter fulfillment. Ultimately, Love is the foundation and the true meaning of life. These are the corner stones of our lives!