I put this on the blog before, some years ago. But I was reminded of it tonight, lsitening to a George Harrison song "Here comes the Moon" that I had not heard in a very long time. So here is version two of the same dream as in the post "The Meaning of Life" .
A long time ago, probably 30 years ago, I had this dream: Some of the Beatles had gotten together to play a concert.
It was outdoors in a Greek-style amphitheater in a park. At the end of the concert I manages to slip "backstage" and found myself in a botanical garden, the white marble of the Amphitheater behind me.
There among the flower beds, sitting on a marble bench in the bright sun was George Harrison. I was so exited. He slowed down my puppyish bouncing and proceeded to tell me important things. Very Important Things about life, and the world, and being. I was amazed.
But Damn! I realized I was dreaming. "But I'm dreaming" I said.
He smiled, of course I was.
Then I had a bright idea! If I could only write these important truths down maybe they would stay with me. I hunted up a piece of crumpled paper and a stub of a pencil. I asked him to repeat bis words of wisdom and he did, with a quirk to his mouth, some place between laughing and sad.
Foolish child that I was.
I woke up hand gripped tight around the paper and pencil stub, but of course my hand was empty and the great truths were gone from my head.
Tuesday, July 05, 2016
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