"It does not do to dwell on dreams and forget to live, remember that." - Albus Dumbledore (In Harry Potter and the Sorcerer's Stone)
I literally gasped when I read this.
It was like a slap in the face, like it was blinking red light that I was meant to read over and over and over.
I do believe that Dumbledore was one of the Jesus/God characters of Harry Potter, in his infinite wisdom and fatherly love over his pupils.
So saying that, these words have struck my heart and have become words to live by for me right now. Often times when we are hurting, we can only think of the dreams that aren't possible anymore or the dreams that have suddenly seemed so much further away and of course those facts can be considerably disheartening and dare I say even depressing, but in forgetting to live, we lose ourselves even more.
So in saying this, I will not let a hurting heart hold me back. I will take chances, I will go on an adventure, and I will stop playing it so safe.
I'm relunctantly embracing this change and I will not stop living, for God helps those who help themselves.
Thank you Professor Dumbledore. I look forward to finding more and more of your wise words as I once again reread Harry Potter.
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