I have a dream

I love this song by the group Abba:

I have a dream, a fantasy
To help me through reality
And my destination makes it worth the while
Pushing through the darkness still another mile
I believe in angels
Something good in everything I see
I believe in angels
When I know the time is right for me
I'll cross the stream - I have a dream

One of the first records I brought (a vinyl) was by a group called the New Seekers, they had a no 1 chart hit with this song when I was eleven, I still sing it to myself sometimes.

I'd like to build the world a home
And furnish it with love
Grow apple trees and honey bees
And snow-white turtle doves
I'd like to teach the world to sing
In perfect harmony
I'd like to hold it in my arms
And keep it company
I'd like to see the world for once
All standing hand in hand
And hear them echo through the hills
Ah, peace throughout the land


When I was four years old the American activist Dr Martin Luther King, delivered his famous speech entitled 'I have a dream'. King had been preaching about dreams for a few years by then.  To commemorate the 50th anniversary of that speech,  Stylist asked four campaigners for their personal call to arms for a better world.

This is an excerpt from Camilla Batmangelidgh. (for the full article see link below)

"The trouble is, ministers want easy answers to easy jobs, so that at the end of it they can present themselves as having succeeded. It’s a clever trick; only define the policy that you’re guaranteed to deliver on with ease. Who wants to talk about the rot in our children’s departments when they lack the vision to resolve it? As long as the public are not aware, there is no outcry and therefore no risk of losing your vote. Abused children are not able to hold politicians accountable, neither can they write policy or the front pages of our newspapers".

http://www.stylist.co.uk/people/I-have-a-dream

My dream is for people caring for each other and our world because they want AND are able to.