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IntroductionWhy “Astride a Dream”?Often we live our lives through trying to find and secure ourselves by illusoryguarantees. We often pursue wrong ideals, we often make mistakes. We are oftentold what we should do, what we should know or where we should go. We are oftenforced to forget about our dreams. Thus, however, we take a step back.I prefer to move forward.I’ve learnt a lot throughout my lifetime, storing knowledge and experience as thebiggest treasure and following the voice of the wind – the voice that carries alongmessages and directions that few people can catch. That is the voice of my parentswho suffered hardship; the voice which one could read in my father’s look and hishands exhausted by toil; the voice of the people I’ve met and been proud to get toknow; the voice of the moon whispering dreams in my ear at night. That is how“Astride a Dream” was born, because a good story appears when we are able togallop towards freedom in our ability to listen, our ability to live and to dream evenwhen we start small or even from point zero. Having straddled my dream I’veovercome difficulties and gone a long way, far over the line. When a child I was oftenasked who I’d like to be when I grew up. And my answer was: “I’d like to be BIG!”Even today I’m still trying to become BIG, but when I look back I smile at the thoughtthat all the good things I wanted have been fulfilled and implemented.But this is not just “secret dreams”. Our life is full of myriads of mysteries, but I livein the point where the reality of my today’s being comes to an end, and this makesme feel enthusiastic. Due to my dreams I create millions of new ones that I neverleave behind and continue my galloping towards the horizon where the sun becomeseven bigger, and my dreams can be coloured with new emotions and turn intocastles, huge fortresses where I’ll be able to keep my intentions and designs.I’ll be a warden of my own life, like a warrior who uses honesty that has alwaysdirected me, as armour and rises, noble and proud, on his straddled dream.3