I dream that one day

YES, I am a dreamer. I have been ever since I was a little girl. Dreams are there for inspiration, motivation and change. I like to dream and to imagine something will become possible even if it may not seem so in this life, then perhaps it will come true in another. 


But I dream these things will happen in this life because who knows where or who I'll be in the next one. And I dream more today than I did yesterday because the world I dream about is one in which my daughter will grow and learn, alongside your daughters and sons. 


I dream that one day the people of our world will stop being so damn angry, that we will all live in harmony together regardless of our differences, religions or claims on land. That there be no more wars or conflicts and that instead, humankind becomes whole again. 


I dream that one day no child, woman or man has to endure a life in poverty, hunger and without clean water. That there be enough food in every family's house, that it is not thrown away in one while it is desperately longed for in another. That all men and women are able to keep their homes warm in winter and their children clothed, well fed, healthy and happy. 


I dream that one day we live in a world without violence of any kind. That all children can be children throughout their childhoods and not live in fear, ever. That women around the world can feel truly safe in their own homes, when they walk the streets day or night and that they may walk freely. 


I dream that one day we will all be treated as equals regardless of our gender. That women have the same rights as men in every country, not just the one in which we live. That they be given the same opportunities and that we may all live equally. 


I dream that one day all children, women and men will have access to education and that study is open to everyone regardless of whether they have money or not. That we all learn how to read and write, and more mothers and fathers have the time to read to their children, and that their children may one day read to them when they are elderly.  


I dream one day that all communities around the world are equipped with schools and hospitals and all people have access to vital medicine they may need to care for themselves, their families and neighbours who may be ill. That like education, medical treatment is not something that improves with money, but we are all treated equally.  


I dream that one day we all do more to care for our environment so that our children may grow-up in a world with clean air, lush green forests, rich flowing water, full oceans, rivers and lakes. That our children may experience a world where wildlife can co-exist with humankind peacefully.  


I dream that one day we will all wake to a world where love and forgiveness overpowers hate and revenge every time, where war is never the answer when looking for the road to peace, where we give more than we take, where we are all able to live with respect and dignity, where we believe more than we rationalise, where social justice always prevails and where we begin to dream, again.


I dream that one day my daughter lives in a world where these dreams are there when she is awake.