Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Clause.

"Believe in love. Believe in magic. Hell, believe in Santa Claus. Believe in others. Believe in yourself. Believe in your dreams. If you don't, who will?" — Jon Bon Jovi

Thus speaks Jon Bon Jovi, a poet not only of song but of the spirit, who gives voice to an ancient truth in the language of the modern soul. Beneath his simple words lies a timeless command: believe. Believe not as the skeptic who waits for proof, but as the visionary who creates proof through faith. In his words, we hear not the naivety of wishful thinking, but the fierce courage of one who has lived, fallen, and risen again through the power of conviction. For belief — in love, in others, in oneself — is the foundation of all creation. Without it, nothing grows; with it, even the impossible takes form.

Bon Jovi’s words come from the heart of an artist who has seen the peaks of fame and the valleys of doubt. To believe in love is to trust in the enduring power that binds hearts, forgives flaws, and gives life meaning beyond ambition. To believe in magic is not to cling to superstition, but to recognize the mystery that breathes through existence — the unseen spark that turns ordinary moments into miracles. And when he says, half in jest, “Believe in Santa Claus,” he speaks to the child within us all — the part of the soul that still knows wonder, that still feels joy without reason. For the day we lose our ability to believe in simple magic is the day we cease to be alive in spirit.

Yet Bon Jovi’s message rises higher still: believe in others and believe in yourself. For no one climbs alone. Humanity moves forward through faith — not blind faith, but trust in one another’s goodness, courage, and dreams. History’s greatest triumphs were not born in solitude, but in solidarity — in the mutual belief of people who saw something greater than fear. And yet, he reminds us, this belief must begin within. If we do not believe in ourselves, how can others? The world reflects the measure of our own conviction. Self-belief is not arrogance, but the seed of destiny — the voice that whispers, “You can.”

Consider Thomas Edison, who failed over a thousand times before creating the light that banished darkness from the modern world. When asked how he endured so many failures, he replied, “I have not failed. I’ve just found a thousand ways that won’t work.” What sustained him was not proof of success, but belief — belief in his vision, his capacity, and the unseen goal ahead. His conviction lit more than bulbs; it illuminated the spirit of perseverance that defines the human story. He believed, even when the world did not, and in doing so, he transformed it.

Bon Jovi’s call to believe in dreams is thus not a call to fantasy, but to purpose. Dreams are the purest expression of the soul’s potential — glimpses of what could be, if only we dare to act. Every bridge, every song, every revolution began first as a dream in someone’s heart. To abandon one’s dreams is to betray the self, for dreams are not illusions but the language of destiny. The one who dreams and believes is the one who moves mountains. The one who doubts waits forever at the base, gazing upward and wondering what might have been.

When Bon Jovi asks, “If you don’t, who will?” he throws down a challenge as old as time. The world will often doubt you; it may even mock you. But belief is not granted by others — it is claimed within. The warrior, the artist, the scientist, the parent, the lover — all who have changed the world began by standing alone with belief as their only companion. To live without faith in oneself or one’s purpose is to live as a shadow; to believe is to stand in light. The believer becomes a beacon — inspiring others to see what they too might accomplish if they dared to trust themselves.

So let this teaching take root in you, child of tomorrow: believe — fiercely, foolishly, fully. Believe in love, for it heals the world. Believe in magic, for it keeps wonder alive. Believe in others, for they are your mirrors. Believe in yourself, for you are the vessel of possibility. And above all, believe in your dreams, for through them, creation continues. When doubt whispers, answer it with faith. When fear rises, meet it with courage. For belief, once kindled, becomes its own magic — and with it, you will find that even the smallest heart can move the stars.