Always Follow Your Heart

TheMoral: Always remember to follow your heart and never listen to those who do notbelieve in your ability to achieve your dreams.

As a child, Monty Roberts was the sonof a horse trainer and moved from stable to stable, from ranch to ranch,training horses. The boy’s schooling was constantly interrupted. One day, whenhe was a senior, his teacher asked him to write about what he wanted to be whenhe grew up. He did not hesitate and wrote a seven page paper about his aim tobe an owner of a horse ranch. It was a detailed paper with the location ofbuildings, stables and even a house plan. Two days later he received his paperback with an F on the front page.

After class he asked his teacher whyhe received such a low score.

The teacher told him, “This dream isunrealistic for a boy like you, who has no money, no resources and who comesfrom an itinerant family. There is no possibility that you will reach thisgoal."

Then the teacher offered him theopportunity to rewrite the paper with a more realistic attitude.

The boy went home and asked hisfather how he should respond.

His father told him, “This is a veryimportant decision, so you must come to your own conclusion."

After several days, the boy broughtthe same paper to his teacher. No changes were made.

He told his teacher, “Keep the Fand I will keep my dream."

Monty Roberts went on to own a 4000square foot house in the middle of 200 acre horse ranch. He framed the paper hewrote and hung it over his fireplace.