Stars were dreamers once

It just occured to me about 2 minutes ago that all great stars and celebrities started off as dreamers... ALL of them.. not just some but ALL...

They all started off as people who admired others who took the stage... and instead of thinking

"Those stars are awesome... But I am just a normal person, I will never be like them."

They thought,

"Those stars are awesome.. I wanna be like them one day... And I know I can do it."

It all started off with this positive thought... It might be a form of 'wishful thinking' parents and friends are all too quick to dismiss... but this 'wishful thinking' was ABSOLUTELY necessary to fuel the passion needed to complete the path towards fulfilling a dream...

Truth be told. Just about a year ago, I had never even allowed myself to concieve a thought that I would ever be able to be part of the national training team... It was too lavish and too extravagant a dream for me... International tournament? Too good for someone like me... Forget it...

Lucky for me, there was something inside me that really really really loved taekwondo... And when it was put to the test... whether I should quit TKD.. or to persevere on.. that passion in me gave me an immediate answer... Giving up is not an option.. So I hung on... And now... I am living the dream that I have always thought was too lavish to dream... I actually felt embarassed even concieving that thought... I feel shy thinking that I would ever be good enough to represent Singapore...

This is why... Now that I am given a chance to live my dream... I really look forward to every training... Not really because I am looking forward to the ultimate tournament... But because I know that it really is a priviledge to train in the squad... and that there are so many taekwondo students out there who would dream of such an opportunity...

I had a dream.. A dream that I was too shy to even formulate into words in my mind... But I had it somewhere inside me... And now that I am living my dream... I just feel so happy every day... I can't describe it to my parents or my sister in a way that they would understand...

Perhaps you can imagine a girl who really admires Tom Cruise.. and the thought of even knowing Tom Cruise is such an extravagant thought... But one day, they met and they got married... Of course the girl would be so happy... Everyday would be such a gem...

I don't know how long I can train in the squad.. I know that I have to make money and support myself.. I know for Taekwondo, just like all sports, there is a limited lifespan... But whatever it takes, I will stay on in this as long as I can... And eventually when I have to leave (eg. when i get too old)... I will just leave graciously... knowing that I have done all I could and having no regrets at all...

Lastly, I really need to thank God for all this... Seriously... everything bad that has happened to me seem to work out for the better... and strangely, none of this amazing blessings would have been possible without all the hardship... God really works in amazing ways.. He turns the worse situations around a 180 degrees... So if this is a really trying time for you... Fret not... God can turn your situation around... Just hang in there... God's way might not be the fastest way.. but it's the best way... not only do you get to the destination... you learn so many things along the way...

God's grace. God's grace.