Dreaming World

I am dreaming the world. This world is an illusion. It is not as it appears.A wise one tells me this, and I dutifully recite the mantra.I am dreaming the world. The world is an illusion.

It will help you awaken, he assures me.

This world is an illusion, it is not as it appears.

I’m standing at a newsstand, looking at Time magazine’s special issue, “Can the Earth be saved?” We humans have changed the climate and now the planet is pushing back with violent weather. Another magazine features “Botox,” the drug that changes the face of America. It deadens facial muscles to eliminate wrinkles. To look younger, all we have to do is numb ourselves.

This world is an illusion. It is not as it appears.

But can a planet be saved by the numb ...

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