What was your dream as a child?

Dear children of God,

When I was a child, I used to daydream a lot. One of my dreams was to fly like a Superman and the only way to fulfill this dream is to use a blanket as a cape and believe that I was flying when in fact I was simply running as fast as I could. Another fantasy is to become a member of Mighty Morphin Power Rangers. My siblings and I had to fight over whose color goes to whom. It was really a big deal to be the red or white ranger although it does not make sense if you come to think about it now. We used to characterize the ranger that we are based on our color. We kick and jump the way rangers do. Watching the Mighty Morphin Power Rangers nowadays makes me think how kids could follow them. Rangers stunts are now so complicated that requires lesson in taekwondo for you to imitate.

Who would not want cars as a young boy? I used to have matchstick boxes as toy cars. My cars would fly and flip in the air as I transfer it from divider to chair and finally to dining table crisscrossing whatever was on the way. If I had the time to play with someone else, we would collide the cars until its content explodes. Our racetracks before were made by us. It is unlike what kids have today which you have to buy in the market. Toys were made out of ingenuity; one has to be creative. Racetracks were made of planks  elevated in one end and allow toy cars to slide. Yes, it was sliding but we truly believe it is running. As we grow older, we made truck out of cans and fashion slippers into wheels. Our idea of hot wheels is a six by six truck to transport sugarcane.

I never imagined myself to become a teacher then. I dreamt of flying planes and driving cars. My passion remained a dream until I realized that it would be physically impossible to fly planes just like in an arcade games and of course flying cars in a racetrack.

When one has dream shared with others, you cannot help but smile when that dream came true to them even though it did not happen to you. It is like humanity's dream to reach the Moon and finally someone did it. We never stepped on the Moon yet we are equally happy that the dream materialized. It gives us hope that someday, who knows, it might also happen to us.

Reading the article made me smile for I know that in the distant future I might be riding in the car and fly to where I wish it land. Take note children of god that an engineer made it happen. I just hope that someday as you practice your profession you can make someone smile because of your creation or engineered project. Let it be the creation everybody dreams of to ride, use or experience.

siraris

For the full article you can check the link at http://www.wired.com/playbook/2012/06/playbook_0620_jump/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=socialmedia&utm_campaign=facebookclickthru.