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Dare to dream Be a dream catcher
Dare to dream Be a dream catcher

English Department Ms. Fuk Mei Ting, Wendy

I have never stopped cultivating myself to be I hold the belief from the inspirational author, Marden
a dreamy dreamer that has her own dream, solid who said “All men who have achieved great things have
and legendary. Dangling the dreamcatcher at the been great dreamers.” The quest for dreams is like
windowpane, I cast a spell every night to realise my a buffet of stumbling failures, bittersweet. Let us not
dream and perhaps make my dream come true dreamily. surrender or lose the faith of catching our dreams by
Some questioned my act for dreaming this up, equating kicking the can down the road. Seize every opportunity
dreams with dreams and being too dreamlike. They all, to achieve great things, small or big.
in unprecedented unity, certified this was just my pipe
dream. But I, of course, in unprecedented certainty, Beyond my wildest dream, one day before
insisted in the midst of my shaking mind. September years ago, I caught my dream by grabbing
its silver lining, to take up a job fulfilling and fascinating. I
Expectedly unfortunate, I have been disconnected decided to be a teacher. The most frustrating yet fruitful
from my dreams’ fully functioning antennae. Instead, years were the first three years when I witnessed my
dreams, life plans and goals vanished discouragingly and own weaknesses and was defeated by disappointments
realistically. I was told that I have been dreaming my life and wrong expectations. However, what empowered
away, staring at the dreamcatcher, arms crossed, eyes me was the beauty of virtues that the young hearts hold.
closed, and hearts throbbed. My desire is full of broken Frankly, I learn more than I teach. From appreciating the
dreams. uniqueness of each individual to celebrating the diversity
in lives, I have gained more understanding of what “life
In pursuit of dreams, never did I give up dreaming enlightens life” means. I feel blessed to have captured
on my bed, train rides, in the peak-hour fast food queue the dream and accompany every promising student with
or the seconds wiggling the thin Wagyu slice in the spicy their life ahead of them full of joy, hope and love. Thanks
hot pot. I boldly admit and embrace the failures that Sun Hoi for letting me pursue my dream and share the
have been smeared to every corner throughout my life. fruits of dreams.
Choking on a chewing gum swallow, misplacing the
years of job experience on my CVs, forgetting interview Dare to dream. Be a dream catcher.
dates and wearing my mum’s swimsuit for a swimming
exam, you name it.

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