Casting Off And Setting Sailtaking Off The Mask—moving Aheadmaking A Difference–serving
You have dreams, don’t you? Perhaps, as mine once were, they have been obscured by time, hidden in the dark recesses of your mind, or slumbering undisturbed in your heart. Have you forgotten them entirely? Or occasionally, do they cross your mind, peek out from their hiding places, making a timid leap in your bosom, only to be hushed silent by you again and again.
There is something about the spirit of man that denies total unconsciousness. There is something about the spirit of man that defies stagnation. Fight as we may, “You can’t do that!” “You’d never achieve that!” “You’re too old now!” “You’re not good enough, bright enough, talented enough!” yet, we cannot hush the gentle whispers that come in more quiet moments. They vigilantly reappear like old friends, don’t they?
You’ve felt that surge of hope at times. Someone taking time to believe in you, to remind you of your incredible worth. And, for a moment–a priceless moment in time–you believed, too. You...