The Achilles Heel of a Dreamer

The realities of human existence, more specifically limitations, are a gradual and banal pain. Limitations have a tendency to be the Achilles heel of any dreamer. But perhaps it is only through this weakness (limitations) that dreamers can find their strength (dreaming). And that is why dreamers dream so often: they are constantly being vexed. The dreamer needs limitations. In actuality, limitations both suppress and evoke dreams.

Never did I think of myself as a dreamer, at least, not in recent years. I may have wanted to be a realist at some point. That is what I once thought of myself as, but I was so far off from being the definition of that word. Never again shall I pledge my allegiance to realism.

There are two types of dreamers: those obsessed with reality and those obsessed with fantasy. But what lays in between the two? It is the normal people who exist in between. The normal people take in fragments of reality and fantasy, but they do not become obsessed with either.

So what does that make the normal people? Are they dreamers because they exist in between the dreamers? No, I cannot make that assertion because I did say that there are only two types of dreamers. The normal people must then be awake.

How preposterous is that though? The realists and the fantasizers spend years wondering what it means to be awake and if they truly are awake, while the normal people simply are awake without having to ask any questions about the matter. C'est la vie, I guess.

Dolores

As darkness falls upon the eyes, gloom makes the stomach turn. The blackest of nights seem to hide a man, but they merely expose him. There is not a sound to hear, except for what lays inside the mind. The mind holds a place for din, yet a sound will stop the noise. There is no stillness, only trembling. Another night to sleep in sorrow.

Universality

Why is there such hostility, especially in the 21st century, toward the ideological framework of universality? It is quite evident that opposing philosophies such as relativism and humanism have taken a dominant position in Western culture. A belief in absolute truth is often mistaken for bigotry, and voicing those beliefs is often mistaken for intolerance. It is my assertion that purpose has been ruined by preference.

I am not surprised in the least that people worship and feed their own preferences. After all, how easy is it to persuade ourselves that wholeness of the heart comes through fulfilling our preferences? Sadly, the danger of this action is often not acknowledged. Jeremiah 17:9 says "The heart is deceitful above all things, and it is exceedingly corrupt: who can know it?"

The worship of self will inevitably cease to last though. This must occur because all humans are obligated to die. The renowned existential atheist Jean-Paul Sartre is quoted with saying: "Life has no meaning the moment you lose the illusion of being eternal."

Though I do not agree that being eternal is an illusion, I agree that anything apart from the eternal is mere vanity. It seems to me that there is a greater force than the existing human being, and I think that death makes this clear. Ideological frameworks such as relativism and humanism are not equal with open mindedness, but rather, mental myopia.

From the Eyes of Mortals

To humankind, it seems as though there are many days of human existence, at least, for those who live a "long and prosperous life." From the eyes of such mortals "a lifetime" lasts for many days. But to God, the lifetime of these mortals only lasts for a single day. Mortals are simply too weak. They cannot last for a single day, and that is why they need to sleep. Mortals inevitably waste the single day or what they call "a lifetime."

The Danger of Swimming

That activity they call "swimming" - some say it's fun, but I say it's nonsense. It's really just a dangerous activity that has been placed upon a pedestal by "the fun people." Just think about what I'm saying. Please, just think about it. My intention is not to bring anyone over to my side of thinking. If it weren't for your opposition, I wouldn't be writing this - and I like to write. Rather, my intention is to provide an alternative perception toward the subject of swimming and explain why I think that it's strange.

You jump into a deep body of water. You could jump into the shallow end, but that's no fun. You just seem to hurt your ankles whenever you do that. Unless you flail your arms wildly and kick your legs with every working muscle, you will drown. What was once the inviting color of the water has now become your enemy; and you are fighting against its force! You realize that the water is your enemy because the water was never in favor of you. Yes, even the shallow water. Whenever you come out of a body of water, you are cold. It doesn't matter how quickly you retrieve your towel and wrap it around your body. That coldness is inevitable. Jumping into water is like jumping into a freaking large bowl of JELL-O. However, the water doesn't contain the thickness that JELL-O contains. Some people like challenges and danger. And maybe that's why some people like swimming?

Telling Me

That dream last night, it was uh, strange. An image of you was in the dream. I remember you telling me that it was a dream. That must have been the first time where I felt as though I knew it was a dream - and it was. Thanks for telling me.

Anthropomorphic God

Hey, I have a grand idea! Let us, the people, be the ones to build the character of God. This God shall be confined to our feelings. This God shall be confined to our emotions. This God shall be confined to our preferences. This God shall be confined to the limitations of the human mind. And God says "amen."