From Man of La Mancha (1972)
To dream the impossible dream
To fight the unbeatable foe
To bear with unbearable sorrow
To run where the brave dare not go
To right the unrightable wrong
To love pure and chaste from afar
To try when your arms are too weary
To reach the unreachable star
This is my quest
To follow that star
No matter how hopeless
No matter how far
To fight for the right
Without question or pause
To be willing to march into Hell
For a heavenly cause
And I know if I'll only be true
To this glorious quest
That my heart will lie peaceful and calm
When I'm laid to my rest
And the world will be better for this
That one man, scorned and covered with scars
Still strove with his last ounce of courage
To reach the unreachable star
These are the lyrics of one of the most famous songs from an old Broadway show called "Man of La Mancha". The show tells us of the life of Don Quixote, the wonderful, but sad man who dreamed of being a knight and of ridding the world of evil and impurity.
The song describes the value of sticking to our dreams and tells us how powerful a simple dream can be in motivating a person. From what I have learned about Don Quixote, he was a character who had little to offer others. He was not rich, strong, handsome, powerful or intelligent. Yet, he dreamed. He dreamed of a world in which there was beauty and greatness in all members of society, even the prostitutes. And he dreamed of a world in which any goal, no matter how difficult, painful or out of reach, can come true and can motivate us to be greater than we appear to be to others.
Even though the song is from a show that was about someone who lived in the 16th century, I think that the value it speaks about is really true for all people, from all cultures and times: the power of a dream in our lives. The song shows that we must not be disappointed by our failures to reach our goals and that we must expect difficulty and obstacles. However, the song also teaches us that no obstacle is too great to defeat us when we truly believe in our mission, in our goals; and that our greatness as people is not measured by the ease of our success, but in our struggles to succeed. Although this song is old, it is still relevant and important today, to all of us. So, the value of struggling to reach our most difficult dreams is definitely one that transcends time and culture.
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