I had the strangest dream the other night
It was one of those dreams which haunts you
because you know that on some level it was real
I was just drifting through time and space
when I came to a place beyond all my experiences
There was a being there who was mind bogglingly complex
and yet absolutely serene and breathtakingly beautiful
I could see that it was blowing soap bubbles
and intently examining each bubble until it burst
I sensed that this being was totally aware
of whatever was happening inside the bubble
There was simply no event within the bubble
that this entity did not also experience
It amazed me that it could fathom
and keep track of so much
even though the bubble
had such a short life span
As I drew nearer,
I realized what was in the bubble
and my mind almost stopped functioning
for in a heart beat I knew it was our universe
Everything that we were, are, or ever would be
was nothing but a pipe dream to this entity
To say that I was staggered and bewildered
would have been a monumental understatement
I was reeling out of control
until I realized something else
For as my gaze looked up and away from the entity
I saw that its universe was also a soap bubble
Then I wondered as I began to awaken
how many levels are there to a pipe dream

dennis j hopkins
07/2001
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