Misty Copeland, now a soloist at American Ballet Theatre, started with almost nothing. Even though Misty was encouraged to quit dancing by her own mother because they couldn’t afford it and she wasn’t spending enough time with her family, she never gave up. Throughout the Dream Unit, we have learned about the stories of many people and about how their dreams did or did not come true. It is completely worth it to dream because no matter the outcome, we will have improved from where we started, we will push ourselves to work our hardest, and dreams can come true.
Undoubtedly, even if we do not achieve our intended goal, we will have improved from where we started. This is stated very clearly in many wise quotes, including …show more content…
In The Pearl, Kino had lots of dreams about how his life would change for the better because of his breathtaking pearl. He dreamed about all the magnificent things the pearl would do for him and his family including bringing them enormous wealth. In the end, none of Kino’s dreams came true and his only child was shot and died. Not only was Kino extremely disappointed because the pearl didn’t have a positive impact on his life, he was also depressed because his only child was killed as a result of his dreams. In Of Mice And Men, George and Lennie had dreamed almost their whole lives of buying their own ranch and tending to rabbits. Instead of living happily ever after like they had imagined, George killed his good friend Lennie so neither of them got what they wanted. There’s no denying how awful these characters felt when their dreams that once seemed in the palms of their hands were suddenly miles away. But, if no one ever dreamed, how would we know what could have happened? What if we could achieve our goal and be amazed of our accomplishments? What if our dreams could change the world? It would be a shame if someone in the world could achieve something great, but they never tried because they were too afraid of being disappointed. Like Walt Disney said, “If you can dream it, you can do it.” In the end, there are many people throughout the world that have