Prologue: Dreams
Dreams are curious things.
We need them. We rely on them. Dreams drive us – they give us something for which to live. Regardless of whether we are conscious of it or not, regardless of whether we have discovered it or not, we all have a dream. We all exist for something.
But that which makes us stronger can also break us. The staple of our lives can also be our weakness, our most vulnerable point, the stitch in our bindings that can come loose and force us to fall apart. Our dreams can be catalysts of our deaths just as easily as they can bring us hope or faith.
We are often told to chase our dreams, no matter the cost. We are told that no dream is impossible, that no yearning is unreasonable, that no goal is unreachable, that no ambition is unattainable. We are told that we can do anything we set our minds to. That we are capable of anything, so long as we have the will and the drive and the dream.
We are told lies.
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