THE DAY I BEGAN TO DREAM
June 2, 2012
The Day I Began to Dream “Do you think the universe fights for souls to be together? Some things are too strange and strong to be coincidence” ― Emery Allen Ronald J Chapman
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Poet/Author Ronald J Chapman Quotes
"Have you ever been lucky enough to figure out where your dreams come from, I have. I've written many poems about a place that I have only been to in my dreams. This beautiful place is called Korea." -From Ronald J Chapman's Book Dreams October 2013 "I've gone to Korea. Took a detour to heaven to say hi to my Angel and ask her if she would like to come with me first." -Ronald J Chapman 2015 "Your voice is precious. You should treat it like diamonds and gold. But never locked up in a safe. You should always wear it for everyone to see and hear." -Ronald J Chapman 2015 "Lots of guys dream about beautiful women. I dream about a place where beautiful women live." -Ronald J Chapman 2015 "So close yet so far. I can still wait to return home. After all. I've lived here a thousand years ago. It's my destiny." -Ronald J Chapman July 19, 2015 "Please always remember our age is only a number. When we keep our childhood memories in our hearts, we will remain young forever." -Ronald J Chapman 2015 "The quickest way to your dream is always to choose the most beautiful path in life." -Ronald J Chapman November 15, 2015 롸널드
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"Rivers and streams slow dancing through space and time on their way to their final destiny, the sea creating the new, soil-rich delta that nourishes sparkling new life." -Ronald J Chapman 2015 "Do you know the story of Romeo and Juliet? Do you know who Rosaline was? 'Tiffany Hwang is my Rosaline. Korea is my Juliet." -Ronald Chapman January 29, 2016 "We dream so big that we need to sell tickets to our dreams." -Ronald J Chapman January 15, 2016 "The place I will never be able to visit in this lifetime. (Korea) But a place I will love forever. The great distance, the distance of mountains and oceans between us is like touching a dream a star in the sky. Too far away." -Ronald J Chapman February 9, 2016 ''Don't rust. When we were young, we thought that we were made of Iron. But the older we get the iron begins to rust and becomes weak unless we keep it clean and policed by exercising and eating healthy foods.” -Ronald J Chapman May 29, 2016 ''My empty wishes are to return home to Korea with my wife after a thousand years of being alone.'' -Ronald J Chapman August 29, 2016 ''Because of you Korea, I discovered after four decades of heartache. That I could dream again, since that June day, in the year of the dragon, 2012. I've written more than 600 dreams about a beautiful place I pray every day that God! Sends me a Miracle so that I can touch your earth under Heaven's skies after such a long time. Thank you, Korea." -Ronald J Chapman September 3, 2016 "Dreams that are, so real. It is very disappointing to be taken away from beautiful places and love when you wake up are the cruelest of all dreams.” -Ronald J Chapman January 12, 2017 ''Someday I'll travel over the rainbow to where magpies fly.” "훗날 나는 까치가 나는 무지개 너머로 여행할거야" -Ronald J Chapman May 16, 2017
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Dreamy Korean traditional dress
Turtle ship “Your Highness, I still have twelve battleships." Admiral Yi Sun-sin All photographs by Ronald J Chapman
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