Wonderful People

I dreamt that something profoundly important to all of the world and especially the humans had happened. 


I don't remember what it was. But everyone was out and talking to one another in a way that was open, peaceful, and friendly.

I was in my old house. 


By Jeffrey Beall - Own work, CC BY-SA 3.0, https://commons.wikimedia.org/w/index.php?curid=17042648

This house has like 4 stories and is very old and dusty but it is beautiful. I dream about this house often, but I don't think I have ever seen it in waking life. The stairs going up are steep and dark and they lead to long straight hallways on all floors. There are doors along both sides of the hallways leading to square rooms. Inside each room is a tiny world absolutely complete down to the last detail. Very specific and authentic to it's time. They are all rooms of one sort or another but each one is done up to be a perfect, though dusty, replica of times gone by. It's like a museum but random and with people sometimes living in it. Sometimes I forget to go up to the rooms for years and then suddenly I want to go visit them very much.

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This dream I was on the ground floor and someone had moved all the various collections down to that floor and arranged them into groups on top of other things. Like there was one of those old cigarette machines where you put in coins, pulled the knob out and the smokes dropped down into the slot. On top was the collection of tin saving banks and a collection of cookie jars from long ago. 

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I was showing the collection of marvelous things to a group of people and everyone was chattering and happy because of the great event and also just because they were in my house with me. We spent hours looking through all things and then I met a little girl called Mary. 


Mary was a small 9 year old with a big smile and an open heart. She took my hand in hers and I felt both a protector and protected. She matched the places inside of me that are weak or empty and filled them out with her goodness and bravery.

She and I went across the street holding hands because there was a lot of traffic since all the people were out in their cars driving around to share the wonderful event with other people. Mary and I had some deep talk as we walked on the beach and watched the sunset. 

It was an epic dream and if I wanted I could go on and on about all the various people I met and the things they said and did. In fact the dream went on so long that  I finally went downstairs and told everyone that it was a school night and we needed to sleep. So they could quiet down and spend another hour saying goodbye, but then they must leave.

They were like perfect lambs and all settled and said their farewells. 

The room was wall to wall people and outside there were more people on the front grass and in the streets. News reporters were recording everything and you know what? I didn't feel crowded. I didn't feel left out. I didn't feel unwelcome. I felt love and belonging and a deep satisfaction to be able to share with all these wonderful people.

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