There was a young boy 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 a seven-page paper describing his goal of someday owning a horse ranch.
He wrote about his dream in great detail, and he even drew a diagram of a 200- acre ranch, showing the location of all the buildings, the stables, and the track. Then he drew a detailed floor plan for a 4,000-square-foot house that would sit on a 200-acre dream ranch.
He put a great deal of his heart into the project, and the next day he handed it to his teacher. Two days later, he received his paper back. On the front page was a large red F with a note that read,
'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 like you. You have no money. You come from an itinerant family. You have no resources. Owning a horse ranch requires a lot of money. You have to buy the land. You have to pay for the original breeding stock, and later you'll have to pay large stud fees. There's no way you could ever do it.'
Then the teacher added, 'If you rewrite this paper with a more realistic goal, I will reconsider your grade.'
"The boy went home and thought about it long and hard. He asked his father what he should do. His father said, 'Look, son, you have to make up your own mind on this. However, I think it's 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.'
Years later, that young boy, Monty Roberts, now in his 80s, often reflects about the time that the same schoolteacher brought 30 kids to camp out on his ranch for a week.
He still has that school paper framed over the fireplace in his 4,000- square-foot house in the middle of his 200-acre horse ranch.
When the teacher was leaving, he said, 'Look, Monty, I can tell you this now. When I was your teacher, I was something of a dream stealer. During those years, I stole a lot of kids' dreams. Fortunately, you had enough gumption not to give up on yours.'
Don't let anyone steal your dreams. Follow your heart, no matter what.
Check out Monty Roberts and see that when you believe, dreams really do come true.
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