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World of Wisdom: Dreams

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18/09/2021 GMT

BBC World Service - World of Wisdom, Dreams

Dreams can inspire our lives, but what if they are distraction from what matters most?

We can feel a duty to live up to dreams we once had. This episode explores how our ideas about how life should be, can prevent us enjoying things as they are.

Can sticking to our dreams end up holding us back? Diane and her husband promised they would sell their home on retirement and travel the world. Sadly, he passed away before they could do that. Diane wants to carry on with that plan but the pandemic has made her realise the richness of her community and given her a sense that as she gets older she needs to make best use of the time she has. Perhaps she is wrong to turn her back on where she lives and what she has. 
 
Sister Dang Nghiem, a Buddhist Nun, offers gentle counsel and helps Diane towards a resolution. She discusses with the BBC's Sana Safi that the long-long dreams we hold may be found to actually be a distraction from what really matters.

Produced by Charlie Taylor and Ruth Edwards

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