For those who saw something between the slurs
Dreams. A word of innumerable connotations. The Oxford Dictionary defines it in two ways. It is either 1) Region outside laws of nature, something of the imagination, something unreal. Or 2) a mental picture of the future. But is there really such a clear distinction? Or rather, should there be?
Perhaps you've heard of the sandman comics, in which each episode is characterized by the overlapping between the dream world and reality. Let's not abide by the man-made distinction between idealism and realism.
The main point the comics make, and I quote, is that “Dreams are real. But they are made of viewpoints, of images, of memories and puns and lost hopes.” Let's try and remember our lost hopes- the “childish” desire to fly is what gave us the airplane, the dreams of a child turned Walt Disney’s Folly into his masterpiece, the seemingly useless talents of a man who almost kidnapped his own daughter for money makes possible our escapades to KFC.
The Sandman features characters that include Dream, and his siblings Despair, Destiny, Desire. Dreaming is a dangerous pursuit, closely related to Despair, Destiny, Desire, full of chances and uncertainties, but let’s toast to our journey- “To absent friends, lost loves, old hopes, and the season of mists; and may each and every one of us always give the devil his due.”
Let's make our lives such stuff as dreams are made of.
posted by star @ 1:45 PM
2 Comments:
hey! its me, ces. what's up? its really fun reading your blog you know---heh, i'm going to become a regular blog commenter soon! anyways, the site is http://iicor57.multiply.com
the photos are on there. enjoy! hope to meet up again soon. btw, i still have to check with my mom about the reunion thing...will get back to you
i absolutely love your speech. it's very thoughtful and well-written too! man, i really have to learn from the pros here. it was an excellent speech. keep up the good work! -much love, hannah
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