the dream within the dream

standing across from a mirror, with a mirror in hand. The reflection of yourself showing another reflection of yourself, within the glass...

December in Bombay. I can reflect on nearly five months here and look ahead at the same amount of time to come. In others here I can see myself as a leader, helping out and working hard alongside others, but I also hesitate and wonder about my accomplishments here. I don't want things to be just exisitng here now, programs only in place and running while I am here..
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I saw an amazing show here, called Kabir and the Rangeen Kurta, put on by the NGO Akanksha. A take-off on Joseph and the Technicolor Dreamcoat, this version of the play also was about the dreams of a young boy ( who lived in the villages of India and wanted to be a Bollywood star.) A section of the play literally showed the movie that Kabir starred in, a play within a play, his dream coming alive within the show itself. Watching the incredible actors I felt that, too- The NGO works with street children, helping them accomplish their dreams and supplement their education with arts and creativity. These kids really had a chance to shine, and the results were spectacular.

Thinking back to December last year, I was also working on my dreams.. filling in applications, editing essays, wanting to be in India, working here in this colorful country. Now that I am here my focus has shifted on getting my visions right now to become reality, for things here to last.