Our dreams are an index of the ideals and our mentors we follow. Our ideals are formed vis-a-vis. the type of life we lead or want to lead. To have great dreams, we will have to lead a pro­gressive life, as dreams are directly related to the gratification and suppression of desires and of course the amount of hard work we put in.  ”Do remember that one who has dreams of silver, will not be able to make his golden future.” Therefore it is proper to dream of a golden future and fully devote one­self to work for it, as we can make our future in the present, which is fast turning into past. Our youth would be well advised to have dreams of a golden future, plan it and work accordingly.

There is a story of a poor man, who went to Maharajah Yudhishthra for help and he told him to come tomorrow. As the poor man turned his back, Bhimsen rang the bell denoting great victory. Yudhishthra enquired-”What was all this about”, Bhim replied, “My respected brother, the bell is in recog­nition of your victory over death  for the next twenty four hours.” Yudhishthra realised the importance of the present. He called the needy poor man and did his job. The lesson of the story is-Do think of the future, but do not try to live in it. Live your present to the maximum.

Remember these inspiring words of Dr. Samuel Johnson-”The Future can be purchased by the Present.”

Great things are accomplished by hose who dream big and move heaven and earth to realise those dreams. Idea’s dreams are futile, since there is no effort to back them up in order to realise them. Men of action do see big dreams, draw inspiration from them and sweat and toil to give them a practical shape. All big things in life, which mankind to day has, started as dreamy. 1 he aeroplane has its origin in the dreams of Wright Brothers, the steam engine had its origin in the dream of James Watt. The invention of electricity was the conversion of an idea, virtually a dream, into reality. Our former President Dr. A.P.J. Abdul Kalam exhorted young men and women to have high ambitious, which actually meant that they should have a vision, a dream of rising high in life and work dedicated!}’ to realise it. It is true to say that great accomplishments originate from dreams converted into reality.

Generally, people do not remem­ber what they see in dreams. But those, who recollect their dreams and try to draw inspiration from them, do feel like breaking their chains of obstacles and limitations, and make a plan to work out the scheme of their dream. Someone has very aptly advised thus-The best way to bring your dreams true is to wake up and devote yourself to the task set before you by mobilizing all the resources at your command.

There are a number ideologies of dreams-why do we dream, how do dreams affect our life, how are they related to our practical life etc.; these are the various aspects of dreams, which the scholars of psychoanalysis have discussed in detail. Their conclusions can be summarised thus-our suppressed or ungratified desires appear in various forms in our dreams. What we want to get or accomplish in our actual life and are unable to do, appear in the dream, as if to say, that with an extra effort, you will be able tc accomplish it. So, the dreams goad us to fulfil our suppressed desires. Thus, behind our dreams there flow forces of inspira­tion and effort, which if utilised correctly, we may shed off the shell of a dreamer and become a seer. Our young men and women have made up their minds to get success in competitions, only after having been inspired by some big dream.

Some people, instead of doing so, like to bask on the glories of the past and feel safe where they are. These persons are simply objects of pity, as they busy themselves with sweeping the ruins of the dilapidated buildings and weak structures.