OH, THE PLACES YOU’LL GO!
An Analysis
Dr.
Seuss is known as a Children’s Book Author but this book speaks to all people.
It represents everyone of us who dreams, stops dreaming, fails, dreams again, and wins. HE said that you are the one who will decide where to go --whatever
we will become is based on our decisions today. We have the brains and we have
the feet to propel us to move depending on our decisions. When we are in
school, it seems that the world is easy and small but when we graduate, we
realize how wide and big it is. Our dreams may start to sound impossible and we
are thrown off-track, there are those who are better and luckier than us. Others
might be soaring now while you are still there, figuring out what to do in
life. With the advent of social media, we feel pressured and unsuccessful especially
if we compare our status to those who are living their dreams. Our dreams might
not materialize because we can experience hang-ups and bang-ups. What are
these?
According
to Merriam-Webster, hang-up is something that causes you to feel worried,
afraid and embarrassesd, while bang-up is something that causes damage. Dreams
are not easy to reach. For example, I dreamed to be a doctor but because of
financial difficulty and time, that dream is unlikely to happen now. So, I
changed my dream which is to be a teacher at the same time, traveler. Our
childhood dreams might not come true because we have other obligations but along
the journey, we shape other dreams because we are also changing as a person.
There
are times when we cannot go on; hence, the waiting game. We are stuck in a
plateau of helplessness -waiting for the
big break without lifting a finger,
waiting for a miracle, waiting for someone to lift us up. But Dr. Seuss is
telling us that we are better than that. We have to escape this waiting area,
we have to jump over this barricade because there are still games to be won. In
short, do not give up on life!
There
are also times when we are all alone and it will get lonely. Our darkest enemy
will be ourselves. But it says here, go on and hike far. Climb the mountain.
Step carefully and thoughtfully. He is telling us that when we are determined
to move mountains then we should also mix it with the right values. Dreaming is
useless if our values and principles are compromised. I like it when he said
that Life’s a great balancing act. WE balance our time, priorities, people,
money, among others. On a final note, keep in mind that you are great and you
are off to your next adventure!
