This recipe holds some wisdom in it, it is a short poem made by the famous American Poet Langston Hughes, titled " What happens to a dream deferred"?
I recall that I was in grade 7 when i heard his poem for the first time . My english teacher was reading it and I immediately and memorized it . ( Not that it is short :P) . From that time till now ( 9 years almost) , I enjoy reading it over and over again every time I feel like I am losing sight and hope of my dreams. I consider this poem as a great recipe to make you struggle and not give up on your dreams , otherwise they will "explode " at some point of your life.
Langston is right. Dreams can never be lost. They are just postponed, deferred.
So"What happens to a Dream Deferred?"
Does it dry up
like a raisin in the sun?
Or fester like a sore--
And then run?
Does it stink like rotten meat?
Or crust and sugar over--
like a syrupy sweet?
Maybe it just sags
like a heavy load.
Or does it explode?
Langston Hughes
Langston Hughes
Though Each word in this poem has a meaning , whether the raisin, the sun, or the meat . Everyone one can associate these things that Langston mentioned to something in his/her life . But According to Langston, the main reason behind the poem was his urge to let the world fight racial discrimination at the times it was prevailing in the U.S.A, and his dream was that the Black people get their rights and live equally with other people after centuries of struggle.
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