The Door of Dreams

"Dream is not the thing that you see in sleep

It is the thing that doesn't let you sleep"

As rightly said by Dr APJ Abdul Kalam, Dreams are to be aimed and then achieved. This story is about boy who read in a book about a door which fulfills dreams.

Krall was trying to reach out for a book on the fifth shelf of the library, Skinny and short he was, But highly enthusiastic and talkative. He was nine and dreamed of touring the world.He believed a lot in fantasy and mythology. Finally, As he got the book, a voice outside called him. It was the caretaker of the orphanage Krall lived in, Mrs Pye. Krall's parents had died in an accident and he had lived at the orphanage ever sice.

Krall put the book in his bag and ran towards the door. Mrs Pye, extremely rude to children, scolded Krall for not coming early to her. Krall was beaten and was left in tears. he hated the place due to the rude behaviour of the residents and wanted to run away, but he couldn't. There was no place he could go to, as his parent's house had been traitorously taken by his relatives after their death.Anyway, Krall walked towards his room, now excited again at the prospective of the book.He walked in and turned on the light. The room was small but gave and imprssion of the occupant as a happy and curious person. There were many toy cars, books and old devices which appeared to be repaired by Krall himself.There was a photo on the bedside table, smiling in which were Krall's parents. Krall looked very much like his father but his hair was blonde and his eyes were hazel, just like his mother's.Anyhow, He opened the book titled 'Mysterious Dreams' by Matilda Goshawk. Krall flipped the pages and found what he was looking for, a description of 'The door of dreams'.

" The door of dreams is a door in the high mountains of Europe that fulfills all dreams of the person who opens it with the obvious exception of reawakening the dead" read Krall. His eyes were glittered with the fantasy of touring the world. Settled upon his decisions, having nothing to lose, Krall left the orphange before sunrise. He had sneaked a lot of food from the kitchen and also some warm clothes from the laundry. The mountains were nearby. After a week , Krall had progressed to a higher peak and had a lot of enery and food left with him. As he sat in the camp at night time, having his soup, he thought of his parents and how they would be feeling proud if they saw him.He knew it was them who saved him from the dangers.He imagined the faces of the orphange people, shocked at his success.As he finished, the only thing that came to his mind was the world tour. He was working very hard , making camps in the nights and walking for hours in a day and most importantly, getting up when he fell. Slowly time passed by, what started finishing was food, but Krall's enthusiasm had not waned.What got bruised was his body and not his spirit. After a month or so, when he had nothing but cup-a-noodles left, He saw something shining so brightly that it momentarily blinded him as he looked at it. He started walking towards it, ignoring the fact that the chilly wind was piercing his little body.As he reached the beautiful door, He knew that it could only be The door of dreams by its aura and nothing else.

Three dimensional words as they seemed to be, gave Krall a message-" O'little boy, you have worked extremely hard and faced deadly challenges, a feat. no one can expect from a skinny nine year old like youself. You are the first and the last to reach here. The journey you followed, of the path so hard.You are awarded your wish of the world tour. Impressed by your determination, the door choses you as an ambassador of hardwork. The door of dreams will now turn into a ring, which by the medium of you i.e Krall Mcdonald, Spread the message that success is a lock with a single key called Hard work". There was a flash of light and the diamond ring which was the door of dreams occupied Krall's hard working fingers. It gave warmth to him and promised to provide all facilities to him so that he would not struggle in the tour he worked hard for. The ring in Krall's finger, from that day spread the message of hard work and success everywhere in the world as Krall toured it.

"There are no secrets to success. It is the result of preparation, Hard work and learning from failiure."