You are the definition of Awesomeness...
Wanting to stop drinking in my younger days and very lost I decided I would do something unethical to land my self in trouble.
The reasoning in this move was that I heard if you broke the law with alcohol involved,the courts would offer you a chance at a treatment center paid by the state. Your Taxes!! I apologize to you but also I thank you so much for sharing your hard earned money for the likes of people like me.
I was given the Nick name (The Finger Bandit) because I went into a quickly store with a pair of nylons over my head and my fingers pointed out at the cashier like a pair of pistols.
A little stocky fellow wrestled me down and held me there until the police to arrive.
The good part of that night is that a hero was born. Bless his brave soul.
I did go to jail and was the laughing stock of the harden inmates. The butt end of a joke every time a new guy came in and was introduced to me. And here we have the famous Shohomish county Finger Bandit they would say laughing.
I got a very leinient Judge and only got 9 months in jail with a defered 10 year prison sentence which would be activated if I got into more trouble.
And 5 years probation that was very annoying. My cry for help saved me from the big house.
I also did get to go to a treatment center that didn't take at that time but planted many seeds.
About half way through my jail time I was given a dream. A magnificent dream in Technicolor.
The dream was about two astronauts and I was one of them.
Both of us had our own personal 50's style rocket ship shaped like a cigar with fins at the base.
I had forgot something back at my locker and told my friend to head on out and I would catch up shortly.
I don't know what it was I had forgotten and never knew my friends name or saw his face.
The dream jumped to me taking off and soaring through space.
I soon came upon a very small planet and landed on it. My ship towered above the planet almost into darkness.
I disembarked and was looking for someone to tell me if they had seen another ship pass by.
I then heard very faint screaming and looked down. Here was a whole population of tiny people begging me to leave. I was stepping on they're homes. I quickly apologized and asked my question. They pointed up in a certain direction and off I went.
I then came upon a monster of a planet 20 times the size of earth. On a quick pass around it I spotted my friends ship parked below.
I landed near his ship and got out to find him.
I walked over a ridge and there he was standing on the most beautiful beach you ever saw. All the colors swirling above the water but you could see through them out over the large sea.
I said to my friend, sooo glorious huh. He agreed and then pointing to a dark line coming out of the water and up the beach towards the sand dunes and over them. I could not make out the beach on the other side of the dark line.
My friend said step across that lane and see.
I went over to it and step through an invisible curtain and it became dark and ugly and there was scum in the sea and the waters were dark and something started coming out of the sea. Something I was very afraid of and I did not wait to see what sort of creature and awful thing was about to emerge.
I jumped back across the dark line and Poof.. It was beautiful once again and I relaxed feeling safe.
That was the end of that dream and when I awoke I was back in my jail bunk.
Now here's the strange part.
In the bible God says there would be those who dream and interpreters of dreams.
I told my cell mate about the dream and he said he could explain it. He then told me I was caught between good and evil in my life and when I choose the wrong way the darkness falls upon me and I get scared and Jump back to the right way. Things will be going well and I will once again choose badly jumping back and forth across the line in the beach.
My eyes were suddenly opened and I understood the dream.
I do not jump that line much anymore. But even after you join the Jesus Club we get tempted and find our selves tripping over the dark line.
Really there is two points I wanted to make here. You just read one of them and the other is when God sends you a dream, He goes all out and it comes to you in brilliant colors.
Scientist say we don't dream in color. I got news for them.
Be kind to one another showing love and patience and God Bless you and yours always.
