“You’re free to dream,” is what’s often heard
For wishful thinking seems to be done daily
And nobody had to pay a dime to keep it in their minds
Or really is it so?
The price of a dream never comes cheap
It has, and always has been, comes with a price tag
One that you thought to be free
Daily charges you
While you think payment wasn’t made
It incites with a sweet offer
Was it a house? Car? Love? Or job?
Once you choose, the remittance will start
First, your mind pays with the gratification it receives
“The thought about it” gives you shivers
Do you think that that thought came free?
Think again, what would happen when you try to achieve it?
The price is not limited to the peso or dollar
Cost comes from opportunities, support, and confidence
You always pay with these three to get closer
And it’s never cheap, even to get one
You’ve all paid something without being wary
Payment of money, sacrifice, loneliness, and experience
Plus, getting a loan for your sanity, relationships, and good deeds
Have always been necessary to keep the payment going
And if you do not buy these
The debt of regret is going to collect
Having your dream becoming unobtainable
Also changes it to a price that you cannot pay
And even then, your mind will keep wondering
If there would be a buyer’s remorse
“Should you have bought this dream rather than the other?”
Will always linger in the mind
Yet, at the end of the day
It’s better to buy and pay for a dream early
As the payment of your sacrifices
Will never be as high as the cost of regret.
Patrick Villanueva
Patrick Villanueva is a proofreader at the editorial department of Business Mirror.
