WhenIwasanaughtyboy,maybebecauseoftheinfluenceofthefilm."XiaoBingZhangGa",mydreamwastobeasoldierjustlikeZhangGa.IthoughtifIwasasoldier,Ishouldbeabletoswim,diveandclimbtreesashedid.Itseemedtobeverywonderful.SoIbegantolearnswimming,divingandclimbingtrees.IpracticedeverydayandfinallyIcoulddothemwell.ButwhenIenteredjuniorhighschoolandhadthemilitarytraining.IsuddenlyfoundthatbeingasoldierwasverydifficultandIwasn＇tstrongenoughtobearit.Ihadtogivemydreamup.

　　ButIwasn＇tdiscouraged,andIhadnewaim,whichwastobeapostman,orrathertobeanewspaperboy.Asanewspaperboy.Icouldspeedalongstreetsonabikeandthrownewspapersontoeveryporch.That＇salsoverycool.SoIstartedlearningtorideabicycle.Aftertheeverydaypractice,Icouldgoveryfastbybicycle.Buttomydisappointment,thejobwhichIwantedonlyexistedinwesterncountiesnotinChina,becausetherewasnoporchinChina.AndChinesepostmenhadtostuffverythicknewspapersintoverysmallmailboxesfromverynarrowentrances.ThejobwasfarfromwhatIhadexpected.Soonceagainmydreamfellthrough.

　　PerhapsyouhavehadthesameexperienceasIandmostofyourdreamshaven＇tcometrueyet.ButIthinkitdoesn＇tmatter,becauseifyouhaveadream,you＇llmakemanyeffortstorealizeit.Thiscourseisreallyimportant.IfIhadn＇tdreamtofbeingasoldieroranewspaperboy.Iwouldn＇thavelearnedtoswim,todive,toclimbtreesortorideabicycle.Evenifourdreamcan＇tcometrue,you＇lllearnmuchfromtheeffortsyouhavemade.SowhatIwanttotellusisthatdreamhelpsustogrowupandteachesushowtocontrolourlives.Itisdreamthatgivesuspowerandmakesourlivescolorful