One of my favorite songs is An Illusive Dream, with Words and Music by Jimmy Owens (©Copyright 1968 by Lexicon Music, Inc. International Copyright Secured. Made in USA. All Rights Reserved.)
The lyrics of the song challenge us with a question.
Where might you be going this fine day my friend?
Off along an aimless road that soon must end,
Chasing an illusive dream that shines so fair
But when found isn’t there.
I can understand your weary sigh, my friend.
There but for the grace of God go I, my friend.
Come and let him lead you to your journey’s end,
Oh come along and walk with him.
If without the grace of God your life should end,
And before the face of God you;’d stand, my friend.
What would your illusive dream avail you then?
So come along and walk with him.
Another author Jan Salisbury, psychotherapist and organizational consultant, in a presentation to the Washington State Attorney General’s State Conference, September 1986 closed her presentation with a poem, by Natasha Josefowitz, called:
“I Have Arrived.”
“I have not seen the plays in town
only the computer printouts
I have not read the latest books
only The Wall Street Journal
I have not heard birds sing this year
only the ringing of phones
I have not taken a walk anywhere
but from the parking lot to my office
I have not shared a feeling in years
but my thoughts are known to all
I have not listened to my own needs
but what I want I get
I have not shed a tear in ages
I have arrived.
Is this where I was going?”
It may not have been where she was going, but it is where she arrived. t does not appear to be too appetizing.
The challenge is to answer the questions. Where are you going? It depends? What is your ambition? What is your goal? What is the vision that provides you with both of the above.