2016 Postmortem
In reply to the discussion: Dare to Dream [View all]H2O Man
(73,510 posts)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.