Dream on until your dreams come true

How are you gonna know what a dream is...if you've never completed one.
How are you gonna know what an adventure is...if you never undertook one.
How are you gonna know what anguish is...if you never told your family and friends "see you soon" with your eyes full of tears.
How are you gonna know what desperation is...if you never arrived in a place, alone, without understanding anything the others were saying
How are you gonna know what it means to miss someone...if you've never been away from home
How are you gonna know what diversity is...if you've never shared under the same roof with people from all over the world
How are you gonna know what tolerance is...if you've never had to get used to something different, even if you don't like it.
How are you gonna know what independence is...if you've never had to make decisions for yourself.
How are you gonna know what it means to grow...if you never quit being a child to start in a new direction.
How are you gonna know what disability is...if you've never had to urge to hug someone, but the computer screen got in your way
How are you gonna know what distance is...if you've never looked at a map and said "Wow, I'm far"
How are you gonna know what a language is...if youve never had to learn one to make friends
How are you gonna know what patriotism is...if you've never shouted "I love my country" holding a flag in the hand.
How are you gonna know what a party is...if you've never traveled hours to go to one
How are you gonna know what true reality is...if you've never had the opportunity to see many different ones so you can create your own.
How are you gonna know what an opportunity is...if you've never taken advantage of one
How are you gonna know what pride is...if you never felt it for yourself when you realize what you've accomplished.
How are you gonna know what it means to seize the moment...if you've never seen how time passed through your hands with great strides
How are you gonna know what a friend is...if the circumstances never taught you which ones are real
How are you gonna know what a family is...if you've never had one that supported you unconditionally
How are you gonna know what your boundaries are...if you've never passed them to see what lies beyond.
How are you gonna know what money is...if you never had to manage it to get along.
How are you gonna know what imagination is...if you've never thought about the moment you get back home
How are you gonna know what the world is...if you never were an EXCHANGE STUDENT

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