How badly do you want it?
The price of a dream
I was lying down. Stomach down. Sullen. I was telling him stuff, heart-to-heart.
He is my friend and I had told him about my dreams. He knew almost everything about them. We had shared huge, scary dreams.
But that day, I was telling him about my doubts.
I had overheard a conversation while I was doing laundry earlier. They had planted pins in my heart. I had allowed them to.
They made me question my creeds. The things I believed almost religiously.
Does the universe really reward people? Why is success not sure? Is hard work even worth it?
He was calm. And deliberate. As usual.
He said the universe was God. He said he knew that God really did reward people.
He said people measure success in a bad way.
When they set out to do something, and they don’t achieve the exact thing they planned to achieve, they feel they’ve failed.
What about the experiences and lessons from that endeavour? The people you met on the journey? The memorable memories?
These are fuel for the next venture.
Aren’t all the people we admire products of hard work?
Huh?
Did we even have a single role model who didn’t put in the work?
He reminded me of a question I used to ask him. He asked it to me:
Emmanuel, how badly do you want it?
I told him I wanted it so badly.
So badly.
My entire being was quaking. I felt like breaking down in tears.
Then, just go for it.
You know what you want, broski. Go for it.
He said success was sure.
He assured me. He swore. He swore on himself.
G was my personal angel that day
He didn’t let me water my worries. He uprooted them instead. He planted a now-unshakeable resolve into the soil of my heart.
I said thank you from my heart of hearts. And turned away and slept.
If you’re reading this, doubting.
Wondering if your aspirations are worth it.
Pondering if your dreams are achievable,
It’s simple:
What do you want?
And then, how badly do you want it?
Go for it with that same energy.
Give it everything, give it your very heart and soul.
Conquer the world if you want to.
I am rooting for you.
Thank you for sharing this. This was such a beautiful and well needed read. I feel rejuvenated and ready to explore my passions even more now after reading this.
"how badly do you want it?"
When we genuinely ask ourselves this question, and give a genuine answer to it, then we'll be able to over any roadblocks.
Thank you, E.Paulmaah 👏