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When Guy Laliberté declared, “I am blessed for what I have, but I believed in it from the beginning. Today, the dream is the same: I still want to travel, I still want to entertain, and I most certainly still want to have fun,” he was not merely speaking of his fortune or fame. He was lifting the veil on the eternal truth that success is born not only of luck, but of vision, perseverance, and the refusal to let the heart’s fire be extinguished. In these words, we hear the echo of a soul who dared to dream in youth, and who, even in triumph, clings to the simplicity of joy.

The meaning of this quote lies first in the recognition of gratitude—Laliberté says, “I am blessed.” He knows that all that he holds, from wealth to recognition, is not his by right but by grace. Yet gratitude alone is not the root; he also affirms, “I believed in it from the beginning.” Here lies the seed of greatness: a belief so steadfast that no failure, no poverty, no doubt of others could shake it. For Laliberté was once a street performer, a man with stilts, fire, and laughter, long before he became the creator of Cirque du Soleil. His empire of wonder was born of faith in a dream that seemed foolish to many, yet divine to him.

History reveals countless such figures. Consider Christopher Columbus, who believed in his voyage across the ocean despite ridicule, rejection, and the smallness of his ships. His dream reshaped the map of the world. Or Walt Disney, who, after failures and bankruptcies, still believed in a mouse and a castle, and by holding to his dream, created realms of imagination for generations. Like Laliberté, these men clung to vision with unwavering conviction. They remind us that greatness does not come to the doubting heart, but to the one who believes “from the beginning.”

Laliberté also reminds us that the dream does not fade with time. “Today, the dream is the same,” he says. How rare it is that men of wealth and power keep their hearts as fresh as in youth! Many, when they have climbed the mountain, forget why they began to ascend. Yet he declares he still wishes to travel, to entertain, to have fun. This is not childishness, but wisdom. For what good is success if it extinguishes joy? What worth is achievement if it cages the spirit that once soared free? The lesson here is that true wealth is not the possessions we accumulate, but the freedom to remain faithful to what once set our soul alight.

There is in these words also a heroic defiance. In a world that worships solemn ambition, Laliberté dares to affirm fun. He dares to proclaim that play, laughter, and entertainment are not trivial, but sacred. The ancients understood this: the Greeks honored Dionysus, god of festivity, knowing that joy is as essential to life as bread. The Romans built theaters beside their temples. And in every culture, music, dance, and story have kept humanity alive in spirit, even through the darkest ages. To entertain is to serve the human heart, to heal it, to awaken its wonder.

So, dear listener, the lesson is clear: never abandon your original dream, no matter how far along life’s road you travel. Do not allow success to harden you, nor failure to deter you. Be grateful for what you hold, but also be faithful to what you once believed in. If your dream was to create, then create; if it was to travel, then move; if it was to bring joy, then bring joy. For the dream, once true, remains true forever—it only waits for your courage to pursue it anew.

In practical action, this means: nurture gratitude daily, so your heart stays light. Remember your earliest passions, and feed them with time and effort, no matter how busy or accomplished you become. Protect your sense of fun, for it is not frivolous—it is fuel for the soul. Seek out journeys, seek out laughter, seek out creation. Let your life be both work and play, both vision and joy.

Thus the words of Guy Laliberté are not the musings of a rich man, but the wisdom of a dreamer who remained faithful to his heart. To be blessed is not merely to possess, but to believe. And to believe is not merely to hope, but to act, again and again, until the dream becomes life itself.