The Dream

Résumé du livre

"The Dream" Here is a work as interesting and appealing as 'Jonathan Livingston Seagull' - only different! Difference being, this narration deals with people and real living experiences. The reader is left with a couple of 'Mysteries' which only they, the reader can resolve. Or can they? Among these are: Who is his extraordinary new mentor, and from where did she come? Which dream is 'The Dream', and from which one will he awaken? (Again, it is for the reader to decide.) The theme of this unusual storyline proposes the possibility that 'Life' may not be what we think it to be, and asks the questions: What if, everything you thought you knew about your 'Life' and living turned out to be a 'Dream'? What if, all that is needed to escape 'The Dream' is to awaken? And what if, to awaken required a 'Realization' which would determine that which is real, and that which is the dream? It also suggests a 'Paradox' which rules ones experience of life when she says to him, "Nothing is as you think it to be - yet everything is as you 'Think' it to be!" During the course of the 'Dream' he discovers a strange yet familiar 'New World' filled with mysteries and wonderment. An excerpt: "He became aware of being above a beautiful planet much like his own must have been before humankind altered its face forever." "Towering snowcapped mountains, roaming plains, color filled deserts, tall lush forests, lakes, streams, astonishing flora, a World of pristine undefiled beauty." (Oh, yes! Thank you, God!) "From a distance close enough to see forest detail, he hovered in a suspended state, roaming and observing, but closer could not get." (I want down there. I have to get down there. How do I get down there?) "As the thought became desire, he found he was walking upon this strange yet somehow familiar - New World." "Wandering and observing for hours, or was it days? Time had