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“You can dream about anything you want; you can pursue your passion or not, but at the end of the day it’s you who’ll get to decide if you’ll endure the hardship of getting it or giving up and settling for something easier, we all have the rights to dream and be passionate about something, but it’s up to us if we’ll chase it ”

Hearing our teacher’s words in front, my attention then shifted to my thoughts

What if giving up your passion is the best option for yourself and for the people around you? What if thisdream of yours will make you happy, however it will not help your family who depends on you because you ’ re their only “hope” to lift them out of poverty, and choosing your dream is too expensive and unreachable in yourcurrent situation?

“Isn’t the best option for this is to be practical than choosing your passion?” I blurted out loud unconsciously for my teacher to hear what I was thinking

My eyes then widened after realizing what I just did, but before I can even say my apologies, she smiled at me

“You’re correct there kid, but as I’ve said, it’s you who’ll get to decide”, she answered

“Many might disagree and say, ‘You only live once so follow your dreams and do your passion!’, but even I, don't believe in that phrase, because for me we don’t live once, we live every day, we wake up every morning andwelcome a new beginning in our lives so even if you choose to be practical than chasing your dreams, it’scompletely fine and reasonable, also you can still chase your dreams afterwards anyway ”

She then walked towards me before stating, “It’s your life so it is up to you how you ’ re going to manage it, sodon’t let people control what you want, as well as who you are, just keep in mind to do it wisely and live a lifeworth living, a life that isn’t just about needing to escape from your life ”

After that our class ended, her words to me stayed until I get home And for the first time in my life, I thought of what I really desired for myself, and not for the people around me

What our teacher said made me realize that there’s freedom in dreaming, I can be what I want to be, I candream about anything, small or big, know my passion or not, it will always be up to me if I’ll make it come true orjust make another dream that is easier for me to reach Everyone is different, just like how we all differently perceive dreaming, we all have our own dream, our ownpassion that we want to chase

Seeing students live their life somehow to me is fulfilling Go out there! Do the things you haven't done or got the chance to do so in the past two years

To do what you want to do and to achieve what you want to be Do things that feels right may it be not to others or things that pleasure even just you but consequences are ones that everyone mustn't forget

Freedom comes with consequences, just like how chasing your dream comes with hardship, you’ll have the freedom of continuing it and succeeding, or giving up not knowing what will happen since you never tried