Some Students' Dreams

Not a long time ago, I had a chat with a few young students. And we started to talk about the importance of studies; what really attracted my attention was the dreams and ambitions they had in mind. Most of the students had the same ambitions that I too once had and which I failed to realize.

Some aspired to become engineers, doctors, ambassadors, etc., while others were less ambitious and hoped to become only teachers, nurses, simple officials, etc. Anyway, where there is a will, there is a way. You never know! They may realize them and ultimately outshine me.

The fact that I began to explain to them that to realize an ambition in a country like Morocco, one may have to resort to more than a will has brought about controversy. Unlike in other developed countries, a will must be accompanied with other criteria here. I agree that a will is everything, though.

As I carried on the discussion with them, I instantly felt that the students and I had merely been talking at cross purposes. Then, I left them alone, a failure. Nowadays, it is so hard to convince students of the bitter realities we witness every day mainly because they are still innocent. How amazing young students' innocence really is!