She took her son’s hand and said, “Did you ever think about what you wanted to be when you grew up? Did you ever dream about what you wanted to do in life?”

 

Bopsy looked up from his hospital bed with a sparkle in his eye and said, “Mommy, I always wanted to be a fireman.”

 

We all have dreams just like Bopsy.  Just like Bopsy, we only have a limited time here. I believe we’re put here to discover our dreams, declare our dreams to the world, and then do it now. 

 

Bopsy know exactly what he wanted. Children all seem know what they want, don’t they?   I asked my 5-year old daughter what she wanted to be when she grows up.  She quickly replied, “I want to be a school teacher”. Children have quick access to the dreams in their hearts. 

 

As we grow older, we often loose touch with our dream. 

 

Some of us haven’t thought about our dream in a long time. What is your dream? If you aren’t sure what your dream is, ask yourself “if I knew I only had 5 days left, what would I regret not having done?”

 

Bopsy didn’t hesitate to declare his dream, and neither should we. Don’t be afraid to share your dream with the people in your life. Tell them what you really want. 

 

Bopsy wasn’t afraid to share his dream even though he didn’t know how it could happen.   It’s been said that God doesn’t give you a dream without also giving you a way to make it possible. But we get hung up on what it’s going to take to make our dream happen. We get hung up on why our dream isn’t realistic. 

 

But when you have the courage to declare our dream to the world Miracles –  Miracles can and do happen. 

 

Later that day, Mom called the local fire department in Pheonix, Arizona.  She arranged to meet Fireman Bob to ask if they could give Bopsy a ride around the block a few times in the fire truck. 

 

Fireman Bob said, “Look, we can do better than that, we can make Bobpsy an horonary fireman for the whole day.” 

 

Three day later, Fireman Bob picked up Bopsy from the Hospital. They dressed him up in the special fireman’s uniform that was just the right size. Bopsy proudly road in the hook and latter truck to the station. That day, he got to go out on three different fire calls. On each call, he went on a different truck. He even got to ride in an ambulance with the paramedics. For that one day, he forgot all about his leukemia. For that one day, he was in heaven. 

 

Bopsy didn’t have the time to someday live his dream. None of us knows how much more time we have. Yet many of us say we’ll live our dream “some day”. We keep putting it off. How could you live your dream starting right now? 

 

What if that dream is to play the piano? How about finding a piano teacher today. What if your dream is to travel in Europe? How about deciding where and when you want to go today? 

 

The point is get started and get some momentum. Take action right now, not some day. Right now. 

 

After that special day with the fireman, Bopsy lived 3 months longer than the doctors said he would. 

 

One night all of Bopsy’s vital signs began to drop dramatically.   Bopsy’s mother sensed that Bopsy didn’t have much more time. She remembered how special that day with the fire depart had been to Bobsy. So she called Fireman Bob again to ask if he could come to the hospital. He said he could do better than that, and he brought all the fireman from the station to the hospital. 

 

They extended a latter from the engine up to Bopsy’s hospital room window. The fireman all climbed the latter. Bobsy did not die alone. 

 

With his dying breath, Bobsy asked the chief if he was really a fireman. Between the tears, the chief managed to reply, “Yes, you are”.

 

We don’t really know how much time we have.  But if you had just 5 days left, what would you regret not having done?

 

Bopsy would tell you to look within your heart and discover you dream.  Declare your dream proudly to the ones you love.  Don’t wait for someday to come. Do it now.