Aspirations
You might first wish to read Part 1 – List of Things To Do.
To recap, Andrew wishes to visit:
- Egypt
- Canada
- Haiti
- California
I love the pure innocence with which Andrew makes his “when I grow up” plans. It’s adorable and cute. But in the back of my mind I think he’s likely never to do those things.
But then, I think to myself, I don’t want to squash his dreams. Rather, I want to encourage him to do exactly what he wants to do. And I want to believe that he can and will. Sure his list might change by the time he is old enough to accomplish them, and that’s ok. But if it doesn’t change or if his list contains other equally aspiring things (and also easily dismissed because they appear to be too big of an obstacle to overcome) then I hope I am there to remind him. I will remind him that he can do what he sets out to do, and that he should do what he wants to do. God put the desire in his heart for a reason, and God has big plans, too.
I need to take my own pep talk to heart when contemplating my own aspirations – that mental list we all keep of things we would love to do. And maybe all of us should. What if, just what if… we, as grown ups, actually did them?