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Stressed - 2004-06-27 Nick at Nite - 2004-06-25 Think Good Thoughts! - 2004-06-22 Turning Weakness Into Strength - 2004-06-20 Appearance - 2004-06-20 2003-06-20 - 11:29 p.m. - The Man In The Dark DreamScape A man once went to sleep and dreamt. He dreamt that he was standing on a glowing precipice, to a great, dark unknown beneath. This man was in tears, for he feared his life was at a crossroads between that which was, and that which was to be. He did not know how to proceed, for there could be snares ahead that he could not forsee. "I am weak!" screamed the man, at the top of his lungs. "I am weak, and I have no answers to my questions!" Despite the nothingness that prevaded, the man knew that there was something there. He knew it, even though he could not see. Yet, as determined and desparate as he was, there came no answer. Only silence. "I am at the end," he screamed, in vain attempt. "There is much in my life ahead, but it all seems so endless, so...meaningless! Help me know what to do!" ...but the nothingness was still. The man bowed his head, for he knew that he was heard. His frustration mounting, he burst into tears. He fell to his knees and begged...he begged the omnicient presence to feel that which he felt, and provide him with much-needed guidance. Finally, the silence was broken. "But you have made it this far," came a faint, faint whisper from beneath--so faint in fact, that if the man hadn't truly been listening, it would've been missed. "But...but this is as far as I can make it. I have not the strength to move on. Can't you please help me?!" he pleaded to the whisper. The response didn't come immediately, but the man waited. Finally, it came again: "The strength is within you," said very silently the great nothingness beneath the precipice. "I cannot give you what you already have." "But I am alone," replied the man, standing to his feet and wiping his face clear of the tears. "Surely there is another which you have made for me, someone that is the other part of me." Again, a pause... "...there is." "Then why is this person hidden? What must I do to rid myself of this intense loneliness? I cannot continue alone!" The voice was getting slightly louder, but still was little more than a whisper in the dark, and the answers were cryptic to the man. "It is not the outcome of life that is important, but rather the journey. You must not be afraid. You are not so alone as you think." The man stood awed, yet puzzled. "You still have not answered my question! If anything, you add more to it! I need answers! Please..." The nothingness was silent once again, and the glow from beneath was fading fast. "You need what you already have with you," replied a dying whisper. "Do not be afraid of yourself, or what is to be. Rely on faith, and on yourself. You're not far from the truth. Take that with you always..." And with those words, the man awoke from his dream. He sat up in his bed, and contemplated the words of his visions. What did it represent? Was it truly a dream? And where would he take his newfound knowledge? A Truly Wise Man Dreams When He Is Awake, And Has Courage To Make That Dream A Reality     Move Backward - Move Forward