The time my friend told me by introduced me with saying,"I want to tell you chin,why I want to tell you this story.It all goes back to a story about a young man who was the son of an itinerant horse trainer who would go from stable to stable,race track to race track,farm to farm and ranch to ranch,training horses.As a result,the boy's high school career was continually interrupted.When he was a senior,he was asked to write a paper about what he wanted to be and do when he grew up.
"That night he wrote as hard as he could until he have to burn the midnight oil.He wrote about his dream in great detail and he even drew a diagram of a 200-acre ranch,showing a such of buildings inside it.
"He put a great deal of his heart into the project and the next day he handed it to the teacher.Two days later he received his paper back and on the front page was a large red F with a note.."See me after class".
The boy with the dream went to see the teacher after class and asked,"why did I receive an F?"
"The teacher said,"this is an unrealistic dream for a young boy.You have no money.You come from an itinerant family.You have no resources.Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money.She added,"if you rewrite this,I will reconsider your grade."
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard.He asked his dad what he should do.His father said,"Look,son,you have to make up your own mind on this.However,I think it is a very important decision for you."
"Finally,after sitting with it for a week,the boy turned in the same paper,making no changes at all.He stated,"You can keep the F and I'll keep my dream."
Monty then turned to the assembled group and said,"I tell you this story because you are sitting in my 200 acre horse ranch.I still have that school paper framed over the fireplace."He added,"The best part of the story is that 2 summers ago that same school teacher brought 30 kids to camp out on Monty ranch for a week."When the teacher was leaving,she said,"Look,Monty,I can tell you this now.When I was your teacher,I was something of a dream stealer.During those tears I stole a lot of kid's dreams.Fortunately you had enought gumption not to give up on your's."
Don't let anyone steal your dreams.Follow your heart,no matter what.
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