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He was a small village boy that had little opportunity but great dreams. He had always aspired to be an engineer. His eyes lit up with excitement whenever he caught sight of people working on machines, building bridges or constructing houses. He frequently told his mother, "I will be an engineer some day and create something that will help people.
Despite the financial hardship, his mother was always supportive of him. He was a son of a farmer and the wages he made were not sufficient for the family to eat. Financial difficulties sometimes meant that David would have to pay school fees, but he was not going to give up on his schooling.
David was a determined lad at secondary school. He continued after school studying maths and science. When he would speak of his engineering career some of his classmates laughed at him.
One of them said to him, “You are dreaming too big.” “People from this village hardly get such opportunities.”
“A dream is free, I'll keep trying until it is possible,” David said smiling.
David then went on to apply for a university to study engineering after secondary school. Unfortunately, he didn't get in the first time. He was heartbroken. He remained at home for a few days, not sure if his dreams are over or not.
“Failure is not the end of the way,” his mother said, “Sometimes, life delays a dream because it is preparing you for something greater.”
Those were David's words of encouragement to him. So he found a temporary job to save money to continue the application process. He studied all the evening after work, even when tired.
He re-applied the next year and was again accepted.
University was not easy. David had to deal with challenging courses, money and sleepless nights. At times, he wished he were going to quit. Each time he recalled what he had promised himself as a kid, he had something else to keep him going.
After four challenging years, David graduated as an engineer.
He was greeted with tears of joy by his family. When he finally reached this realization, his mother was astonished that the little boy, who studied under a feeble lamp in their village, had come to the realization of his dream.
When David came back to his village, many years later. He observed that many children still faced problems due to lack of proper school facility. He recalled his days in school and wanted to create a learning centre for the children that was more modern.
With the help of friends and community members, he completed the project.
On the first day, David was in front of the children and was smiling. He turned his head around to see the building he had helped build, and remembered the dream he had held since he was a kid.
His mother stood by him, with tears in her eyes.
“You see?” she whispered quietly. “This is the time for your dream to come true.”
Yes, Mama,” David said, “but it was made real because I didn't stop believing.
Beginning that day, the children of the village learned a valuable lesson: dreams take time but with faith, courage, hard work and perseverance, anything is possible.