Somewhere Right Now...

"Somewhere right now, your future woman of the year is probably sitting in a piano lesson or in a girls' choir. Today, right now- we need to take care of her."

- Taylor Swift upon winning the Billboard 'Woman of the Year' award in 2014.

"At that exact moment, an eleven-year-old girl in California really was taking piano lessons and really was in a girls' choir. And this year she's been named 'Woman of the Year' at the age of seventeen. Her name is Billie."

- Taylor Swift after Billie Eilish won the Billboard 'Woman of the Year' award in 2019.

Surely, you have a dream. Be it minuscule or humongous, you have one. Be it clear or messy, you definitely have one. Humans dream. It's just what we do. There's at least one thing that we want to achieve in life- and that thing might vary from person to person. Your "dream" might seem like a mocking piece to some other person but to you, it's your driving force. And I tell you- no matter what- stick to it. No matter the criticism- no matter the laughter or the jokes- do not falter. Keep your dream intact. Do not let anyone sway it.

If you really really want something, make sure you work to your death for it. If you want to achieve your goal, no matter the exhaustion or the opposition, keep trying and failing and trying and failing and trying and failing until you succeed at last. Because you will. If you've made your mind up that you will not give up until you succeed, you surely will see your dream come true. If you are willing to put all your passion and emotion into your goal, the end result will be worth it all.

Maybe you'll have people supporting you. Maybe you won't. But I hope that you do. And I also hope that you support someone else's dreams. I hope you "take care" of your loved ones and help them achieve their goals in life because that's what love ultimately is. Like Taylor Swift said, the to-be-great people in the future are around us right now. It can be your best friend. It can be your neighbour. It can be your niece. It can be even you yourself. So take care of your own self and of others. Be a helping hand and a shoulder to lean on. What you give, comes round to you in the end.

So treat people kindly, and kindness will find you. Help people achieve their dreams and yours will come true.

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