I had a dream this morning. It was a beautiful dream.
I had marched to a local representative’s office and just unloaded about every single wrong this country had committed. And I went on for so long that others lined up behind me for their chance to scream.
It was the typical scene of cops surrounding the protestors as the representative tried to spin his web. But he was drowned out by the chanting of the disillusioned. Each side rumbled with its own intentions, chomping at the bit. Dark fought against light (you decide which side you are on and which was good). The screams rose like a tidal wave against the very structure that tried to hold them back.
But the screams kept growing until they became alive with intent. A new monster came into being, but it was unlike every other monster that we have created.
This monster was truly good. It was big because it needed to be to crush the structures that tried to hold it back. Every cheer by a single person made the monster bigger and stronger. Its intent was all of our intent to bring about a justice that was true for us all. It began stomping on the very walls that bound us down. It took a long time, but its work was finally done. We were impatient but joyful at the turn of events, because we did it together. Smoke billowed everywhere as the walls fell, and the system and all bound to it fell with it.
Once the walls were broken, the monster turned back to us with a question. What did we want it to do? The conversation amongst us all was so long that the monster decided to sit and wait for us. There was much yelling back and forth as there were too many ideas. But the monster that we created was a smart one, and got the gist of what we were trying to accomplish. So, it stood back up and started to stomp on those bricks of wall which were still big enough to be used.
We tried to stop it because we thought those bricks might come in handy. But the monster ignored us until there was nothing but dust. We yelled at the monster who just shook his head at us.
“I exist because I had to for this particular moment. You don’t want me back unless you have failed…again. You have a chance to build something stronger, and more justly. Don’t limit your imaginations. Don’t settle with what’s available. Turn your dreams into reality. When those dreams come true for every single one of you, then I can return as a unicorn. I really want to be a unicorn! So I’m counting on you.”
What can you say to a monster who also dreams? I don’t know about you, but I would like to make a monster’s dream come true.
A monster’s nature is up to that of its beholder. As a creator, your intentions mean everything to its existence. So make it a good intention and see what it can become.
