World Dream Day: September 25 marks a call to chase your goals

Every successful person's life begins with a small dream. A dream is not just images seen in sleep at night, but an energy that keeps a person restless even while awake and gives life a new direction. Dreams hold a very large and important place in a person's life. Dreams give a person a purpose to live, teach them to set goals, and give them the strength to work hard even in difficult times. To honour this power of dreams and to encourage everyone across the world to pursue their own goals, World Dream Day is celebrated with enthusiasm across the globe every year on September 25.

This day is not merely an initiative but an opportunity for everyone to reconsider their own wishes, aspirations and goals. In the daily rush, amid failures and growing stress, people often forget the dreams they had as children or the true dreams in their hearts. At such a time, September 25 arrives and reminds everyone that dreams know no bounds of age, circumstance or time. If the resolve in the mind is firm, any dream can be turned into reality.

The main purpose behind observing World Dream Day is to make people aware of the power of their own dreams. Dreams are considered the foundation of human progress. The changes seen today in technology, science, art and medicine are all the result of a dream someone once saw. When a person dreams, the willpower to fulfil it is created within them. This very willpower drives them to work with hard work, consistency and perseverance. To bring about positive change in life, it is necessary to dream and to take steps to fulfil it. The message of this day is to keep moving towards one's goal without fear of failure. However big or difficult a dream may seem, it can be achieved with proper planning and determination.

On this occasion, educational institutions, corporate companies, social organisations and motivational speakers across the world organise various programmes. Special workshops, free guidance sessions and inspirational seminars are held on this day. In these, young people and students are given detailed guidance on how to identify their own dreams, how to set goals, and how to plan their time and resources to achieve them. These workshops place special emphasis on the idea that no dream in the world is small or big, and that everyone's dream is unique and special for their own life. Often, people set aside their own dreams out of fear of society or others. For such people, these programmes offer new confidence and the courage to stand on their own feet and pursue their dreams.

Dreaming is easy, but turning it into reality is a big test. World Dream Day gives the clear message that dreams are not meant only to be looked at with open eyes or to be lost in imagination. Many obstacles, failures and difficult situations arise on the journey to fulfilling a dream. At such times, one must not lose patience but move forward with perseverance and confidence. If a goal is pursued with firm resolve and honest effort, success is certain to follow. This day inspires millions of people across the world to overcome obstacles and make a fresh start. September 25 thus stands as a reassuring step for everyone towards a healthy, successful and positive life.