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Is Life a Dream?

I have found myself in wonderment lately. What are each of us here for? What is our purpose on this earth? Are we here merely to get from point A to point B or is there more? Do our interactions, relationships and presence add anything to the mortal coil upon which we exist? Do we really matter as individuals, a society, or a race? Are we just "shadows & dust" to quote a favorite movies of mine? Is life really just a dream?

Most people probably consider such ruminations to be useless and pointless wastes of time. Some would consider it unimportant to even care. Furthermore, I would propose that some would rather not know the answer. What would be the point in living if our lives were nothing short of an elaborate play set in motion for the amusement of a creator? We all want our lives to have purpose and meaning. Take that away and our passion for life goes with it.

I am not the most brilliant of people. I would not even presume to include myself among the world's great thinkers or minds. I do hold certain views to be both relevant and crucial to my own existence, however. I know my life makes a difference. I do not overstate my importance, but it seems both irrational and illogical to assume that our contact and interaction makes absolutely no difference to those around us. By its very definition, interaction either adds or takes away from everyone.

Who could minimize the importance of such men as Einstein, Emerson, Keats, Jefferson or Adams? Who could any more minimize the contributions of women such as Stanton, Dickinson, or Austin? These people helped to define their ages. The helped to shape, mold, and influence the lives of those around them and fought to break the boundaries of whatever situations they found themselves in. They destroyed the boxes of the time and redefined thought.

I know as an individual that my life has been changed. I have met many wonderful, sweet, caring, and stimulating people in my journey through life. I have loved, lost, and loved again. I have been challenged in my beliefs. I have discarded some and re-enforced others. It is the journey itself that makes us whole. It is the knowledge gained through a lifetime of interaction that allows us to crash through walls and move mountains.

I am not about to say that everyone's importance to this communication and interaction is the same, but everyone does have an influence. Whether it is the homeless man that begs on the street of the conceited business man that cuts

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