A friend who used to live in Nairobi worked in an office at the top of a high rise building. From his window he could see the snow-topped peak of Mount Kilimanjaro and on stressful days he used to dream of going there and climbing it. He never had that good luck, but next month all being well, the 3GKiliClimb adventurers will go there and do that.
Even though he did not make it, the dream sustained him on many difficult days and I am quite sure the theme of today’s blog will resound with many readers. One of the many reasons I love the musical South Pacific is the song “Happy Talk” that Bloody Mary sings to the two lovers:
You gotta have a dream, if you don’t have a dream,
How you gonna have a dream come true?
On a more serious note, we remember Martin Luther King’s inspirational speech, “I have a dream” delivered on August 28th 1963, calling for an end to racism in the United States and Nelson Mandela describing “I dream of an Africa which is at peace with itself” in an interview he gave in 2000.
Both these men were driven to achieve amazing feats, driven by their hopes and ambitions for their country. But in a minor way, any one of us can set ourselves a personal goal that seems at the start almost impossible but can be achieved, with good luck, or hard work, or through the kindness of others or a combination of all three. I think it’s easier to do it without everyone watching but in this respect the 3G Kili Climb is already in the public eye before it even happens. This must increase the pressure but here is the consolation: thanks to the publicity generated by the blog, a huge amount has already been achieved through the three charities being helped by our donations. Thank you to everyone who has donated.