When I was 18 years old, during the summer just before I left home for college, I had a very memorable dream.
A being like an angel appeared. But she was more like a fairy, really. She had a wand, and she waved it. And she said:
“You will have many friends,
And you will have many enemies.
But you will need to know hate
Before you know love.”
The being in the dream disappeared, and then I awoke. It was morning.
Every now and then that dream resurfaces in my consciousness. What do you think it means?
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It seems to me the dream is about balancing, a way to remind yourself to not get carried away with the highs nor overreact to the lows.
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Interesting. I never looked at it that way. But that’s certainly a benign interpretation.
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I think it’s an interesting koan. It’s image is classic Tao. Two ends of a continuum. Balance is everything in a transient, ever changing existence. For me, the important thing, is what meaning are you choosing to apply and is there a belief functioning behind the meaning.?
Thank you for posting this.
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Yes, an interesting koan. And kinda like a yin-yang. I’ve never personally applied either of these interpretations, before. They’re somewhat similar in nature. I’ve thought of other interpretations throughout my days, however.
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