Wanting to fly away with a helium balloon must be one of those universal longings of childhood only rivaled by wishing scenes from fairytales could come to life.
Some folks apparently get to live their childhood fantasies and take off to the sky in their lawn chairs. Those of us who don't have what it takes to find a goose that lays golden eggs, or limber up a beanstalk to outer-space there is hope yet. We may win a few days working the job that was our fondest kindergarten dream.
There is an Erma Bombeck quote that reminds us the importance of these often fantastic dreams and the need to act upon them even if childhood is far behind us
"There are people who put their dreams in a little box and say, 'Yes, I've got dreams, of course. I've got dreams. 'Then they put the box away and bring it out once in a while to look in it, and yep, they're still there. These are great dreams, but they never even get out of the box…"– Erma Bombeck
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Khwab kya...
Hum aadmi neend mein khwab dekhna hai...
Jab neend nahin to khwab...??
"Neend nahin aayee aur khwab bhi nahin aayee"
Likewise dream will certainly come out of the box HC if you had enough sleep overnite and wake up beautifully each morn and do the right thing in your future.
Puja Sadani
Los Angeles, CA.
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