Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might, for in the grave, where you are going, there is neither working nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom. Ecclesiastes 9:10
I had a dream recently where I walked through a shimmering forest, on my way to an unknown destination. After cresting a hill I saw a large pile of rocks scattered next to the path.
"You know," I said to myself, "I'll bet these stones would make a magnificent sculpture if they were stacked high." Then I walked on.
After a while I came across a rabbit lying next on the bank of a gentle creek. I could see that one of its hind legs was bent beneath him.
"This little fellow would probably heal quickly if he had his leg splinted." The gravel crunched under my shoes as I hiked on, my shadow flickering under a canopy of freckled sunshine.
Finally I reached the edge of the forest and stepped out into a sloping meadow. It was choked with rusted plows and wagons. Thick weeds burst through the earth, pockmarking the velvet waves of grass.
"What a beautiful view this would make if only it was tended to."
Suddenly I found myself awake. My dream hung in the morning air before me. I paused, just long enough to remember and then remember again. I arose and went to work.
Comments
Wow! Did you feel like you should have done something?
Posted by: Hope | March 9, 2007 12:52 PM
Wow! Did you feel like you should have done something?
Posted by: Hope | March 9, 2007 12:54 PM
If it had been my dream, I probably would have been trying to rebuild the statue and dropped it on the rabbit. Dreams are wierd, but they only tell you what you want to know.
Posted by: emmy | March 10, 2007 12:49 AM
Carl Jung would have said that you are enjoying all the fascinating things that surround you in your life, but neglecting your own personal needs. (the overwhelming stack of something that weighs heavy, the quick-as-a-bunny self that can no longer run, and maybe the lawn needs mowing?) Don't pay attention to all this... the truth is:
I liked the visuals.
Posted by: Elizabeth Munroz | March 10, 2007 4:07 AM