IT'S POSSIBLE by Antonio Machado

IT'S POSSIBLE

Antonio Machado

It's possible that while sleeping the hand 

that sows the seeds of stars

started the ancient music going again

~like a note from a great harp~

and the frail wave came to our lips

as one or two honest words.

-Translated by Robert Bly

There is a movie entitled, PASSION OF THE HEART and it is one of my most favorite films.  It is about a woman who seeks out a therapist to help her separate between her living time and her dreaming time.  Both night time and day time are detailed realities and she has grown unconvinced that either is a dream.

In the one reality, she is living in France with her two young daughters.   They reside in a lovely old home in the sprawling countryside.  The three lazily wander to the market buying cheese and bread and enjoy every day together.   She is a writer and lives a tranquil life.

In the other reality, she is living a fast paced professional life in New York City.   She is a very stylish and successful woman selecting authors, books, and editors.  It is these scenes the audience tends to believe are dreams.

As the movie unfolds, the viewer gets pulled into the drama and soon begins to speculate which reality is true.  In the event this movie intrigues you, I will not carry the plot any further along.

The movie prompts one to speculate upon all of the time we spend sleeping.  Do we really just rest our bodies while bodily functions and complicated organs run their coarse?  Are we merely resting physically while our minds run away with our imaginations?  

As one embraces varying spiritual beliefs, a great deal of thought can be spent speculating about 'dream time' and all it may really be.  As science continues to unveil the complexities of the universe, more questions challenge our original belief systems.  

For centuries information received during 'dream time' has been documented ... premonitions, inventions, mathematical equations, inspiration, musical masterpieces, and artistic designs to mention only a few.   Who knows, maybe 'dream time' is just one big think tank!