“What’s your dream in life?” I started my class this morning with a simple question, the kind you throw lightly into a sleepy classroom.
I didn’t expect much. Maybe a few shy smiles, a few half-formed answers, and then we’d move on to the actual lesson. But sometimes, the simplest questions carry more weight than we anticipate.
The first hand shot up quickly, certain and confident. “Gusto ko makasakay ug airplane, Ma’am!” (I want to fly in an airplane, Ma’am!).
Another student nodded excitedly in agreement. Their enthusiasm was contagious. Laughing, I also admitted that I hadn’t flown in an airplane yet, either.
It made us laugh. Three people on the ground pretending, for a moment, that we could soon ride that man-controlled big bird in the sky.
I thought about how wonderful it was to see them imagine something so free, weightless, and untethered. Continue reading Weight of Small Dreams