Dreamsarethewindforoursailsontheocean.Dreamskindleaflametoilluminateourdarkroads.Dreamsarethearmorforourfragilehearts.MartinLutherKinghadadream—itwastohavejusticeforallpeople.Lincolnhadadream—itwastosettheslavesfree.Theysoughttheirdreamsandultimatelymadethemcometrue.WhenIwasyoung,Isawadogoneday.Ithrewastoneatitjustforfun.Thenitfelldownandlookedveryweak.Atthatmoment,Iwassurprisedtonoticeitwaspregnant.Ican’trememberwhathappenednext,butthere’sonethingIknow:thatIfeltguilty.ItwasthefirsttimethatIfoundlifecouldsoeasilypassaway.Atthattime,Ihadadream,whichwastohelpthosepeoplewhoneededhelp.Therearetoomanywarsanddisasters.About16,000peoplehavediedintheIraqWarandonechilddieseveryeightsecondsinAfricabecauseofstarvation.Ihavedreams,youhavedreamsandtheyhavedreamstoo.Weshouldhelpthem.Weshouldsavetheirlivessothattheycanpursuetheirowndreams.Justlikethelyricofasongsays,“Wearetheoneswhomakeabrighterdaysolet’sstartgiving.”Well,that’smydream,asimplebutmeaningfulone.
