Uncovering the Life of Your Dreams

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As I lay in bed that night, I rehashed the day's events. I realized that a part of me had hoped Karine would tell me that she recently swapped the pearls for the diamonds herself. But I also knew that part of me was the part that kept me small, safe, and powerless. I wasn't sure if I'd ever really understand how she ended up with the dream bracelet, but there was another part of me that didn't care to know, and instead, remained amazed and yet, perfectly content with, and accepting of, the mysterious experience.

I drifted off to sleep, and apparently the twins had been waiting for me. “Okay, weeeee're back. Scott has been on a record-setting pace.” The roar of applause from the audience filled the room. “In the last show, you asked a wonderful question: Is there more to my life than this? To get this round going with the first challenge, today's studio audience requested that you answer your own question. Do you accept this challenge?”

“Okay, I'm game,” I said to the roar of the crowd.

“Good for you. And we will help you get started with your answer. In your question, what exactly do you mean by the word ‘this'?”

“This … Yeah, I see where you're going.” I paused to collect my thoughts: “For as long as I remember, I've asked if this was all there is. The word ‘this' referred to my life as I knew it—unexciting, uninspiring, and unfulfilling. So the answer to that question is yes; it was all there was, as my life was what I understood it to be.”

The point machine started clicking. ...