There once was a man from Ireland who wanted to go to the United States. He saved his money and worked very hard to buy a ticket on a ship that was sailing to the new world. When the big day came the man sold most of his possessions, except for the few things that he could carry and boarded the ship, ticket in hand. The ship departed, and he was bursting with excitement. This was his lifelong dream, to come to the new world, the land of opportunity, to make a better life for himself.
He couldn’t afford a first class ticket, and had a cabin in the lower deck below the kitchen. He didn’t care though, for this was the voyage of a lifetime. He barely spent any time in his cabin anyway. When the ship finally entered the port of the United States, the man teared up and started to cry with happiness. His lifelong dream was finally here. He made it. He was at the new world, where he could start a new life. The land of opportunity was his to hold.
When he departed the ship, he immediately was accosted by other fellow immigrants who were begging for money and food. The man did not know what to do. He went to find an inn to stay for the night, but realized they were all full; full of fellow immigrants who made the long voyage to the new world. He slept the first night on a bench with {using} his suitcase as a pillow, worried that he might be robbed of his only money and few possessions that he carried.
The next day, the sun’s rays warmed his face. As he opened his eyes, he saw the hustle and bustle of the people who had jobs and homes, scurrying about their day. He realized that this was his new home, and that he should find a place to live. He might even buy himself a house; something that was unheard of where he came from, for he grew up with little money and lived in very poor neighborhoods.
The man opened his suitcase and put on his finest clothes. He shaved in front of a broken mirror and cleaned himself up to the point he looked like the wealthiest man in the new world. He straightened his back, raised his chin, and walked down the street, with head held high.
He came to the inn that he approached the day before and expected to get a room; and was allotted one. He then went to his room, unpacked his things, and proceeded to the nearest business. He expected and received his first job, as an apprentice to a printer of the newspaper.
He soon made enough money to move out of the inn and into an apartment that was much nicer than any place he had ever lived. A few short years later, he began writing for the newspaper, and soon became the publisher, and eventually purchased the paper for his own. He bought the house of his dreams and never had to worry about money.
On the tenth anniversary of his arrival in the new world, he walked to the pier to watch the incoming ships, full of immigrants. He greeted the passengers, who looked wide eyed and fearful when they saw the many immigrants begging in the streets. He would smile at each one, and give them the best gift that he could – the confidence in the new immigrants that they will be successful much like him. He didn’t look at them with pity – yet with hope and excitement. He didn’t offer them money, but provided his confidence in their abilities to earn a good living and to make their new home a success.
You see, the man had learned that you need to think like you already have the things that you desire. You need to dress like you already have the job that earns the money. You need to walk like the richest person in the city. You need to talk like you have no worries in the world. And most importantly you need to expect that you will have all of those desires.
After his first night in the park, he realized that when the sun awoke him with its warmth, that it’s a new day, and he can have whatever his heart desires.
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The Story Explained
This story illustrates the need to live as though you are already living the way you will live, when your dreams and desires are fulfilled. You need to expect the best, rather than fearing the worst. You need to raise your arm in confidence and lift yourself up, and put those fears behind you, never to return. Fear is the dynamite of your dreams. Fear is the termite that eats the foundation of your home. Fear is the enemy of your desires. Stand tall, put on your finest clothes and walk right past the fear leaving it behind you, [and] never turning back.
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Remember that every day of your life is like stepping off of a ship onto the soil of the New World. You only need to decide if you are going to follow, and achieve your life long dreams, or fall prey to the disappointments of the world. You are the one who can have the dreams and life that you choose. No one can choose it for you, and no one can influence the outcome – no one, but you.
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