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2016 Postmortem

In reply to the discussion: Dare to Dream [View all]

H2O Man

(73,510 posts)
33. Good question.
Wed Feb 17, 2016, 04:06 PM
Feb 2016

Very good question, indeed.

I'll use Rubin's case as an example, in my attempt to answer in a meaningful way. He had been sentenced to "triple life," for a vicious crime that he did not commit. More, the media made him out to be a racist mad dog, a truly evil human being. His "dream" was to both clear his name, and to win his freedom. Thus, in this sense, his "dream" was a goal that he consciously made for himself. And in all of his waking hours, he worked for that goal. In his 20-year struggle, there were times that were hopeful, and many other times, when it seemed hopeless. But he clung to that dream, until it came true.

In order to achieve his dream, Rubin actually had to become more conscious -- awake at a higher level. Yet, he still dreamed. And in the years between his stunning victory in federal court, and his eventual death, Rubin continued to dream. He focused his being on assisting a legal team assist other wrongly-convicted human beings to clear their names, and regain the freedom that had been stolen from them, by imperfect legal systems.

Dare to Dream [View all] H2O Man Feb 2016 OP
The Youngin's get it. Wilms Feb 2016 #1
Thanks..... H2O Man Feb 2016 #4
As for typos... malthaussen Feb 2016 #10
Thanks .... H2O Man Feb 2016 #25
Politicians live in a bubble. They get paid with tax dollars. They get paid with liberal_at_heart Feb 2016 #2
Your post points out the main reason we need to bring our Representatives and Senators back home. A Simple Game Feb 2016 #16
Great point. H2O Man Feb 2016 #29
Well said! H2O Man Feb 2016 #28
Thank you. As always, you bring wisdom to our forum. myrna minx Feb 2016 #3
Thank you! H2O Man Feb 2016 #30
There's a powerful combo in play Hydra Feb 2016 #5
Right. H2O Man Feb 2016 #32
great post, but i really don't understand why we have to dare to dream elana i am Feb 2016 #6
Good question. H2O Man Feb 2016 #33
You may say I'm a dreamer, but I'm not the only one ms liberty Feb 2016 #7
Very good! H2O Man Feb 2016 #34
Where there is no vision, the people perish. Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #8
Right! H2O Man Feb 2016 #35
A big, fat K&R! CaliforniaPeggy Feb 2016 #9
Thanks! H2O Man Feb 2016 #36
"too many Americans are living a cruel nightmare." Truth!!! RiverLover Feb 2016 #11
kick Schema Thing Feb 2016 #12
We've been tricked by tricksters. Gregorian Feb 2016 #13
It's STILL not trickling down. dchill Feb 2016 #14
Doesn't sound silly at all! RiverLover Feb 2016 #18
a sight forever etched on my brain antigop Feb 2016 #15
Sometimes it's hard to tell the dreamer from the dream. malthaussen Feb 2016 #17
One of your best, H2O Man Oilwellian Feb 2016 #19
What a wonderful op! cali Feb 2016 #20
Ode- by Arthur O'Shaughnessy 1873 Bluenorthwest Feb 2016 #21
Dreams are fine, but at the same time, we have to be pragmatic. Zorra Feb 2016 #22
Great story and great post! Fast Walker 52 Feb 2016 #23
Hopefully the political bubble is bursting this time lunatica Feb 2016 #24
Beautiful. MuseRider Feb 2016 #26
They went too far.... Spitfire of ATJ Feb 2016 #27
Kickin' & a Recken' 2banon Feb 2016 #31
K&R Punkingal Feb 2016 #37
This message was self-deleted by its author Sensitive soul Feb 2016 #38
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