Almost Home

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That hit home. 

Great story. Very sad. 
Whats Even more sad is that, I can relate. 

Thanks for sharing this.

That relatability to Everyman is one of the elements that makes it a great story. I can relate to elements of it as well - I was thoroughly broken, and had to go through 4 wives before I found the one that was "home" and healing.

Actually, I can relate to more than that even - during that time of searching, I lived in a car for a year (until I graduated to "couch surfing" at friends houses), and at other times was so broke down that I no car, and had to dig cardboard out of dumpsters in order to lay it in the snow behind the dumpsters so I had a surface to sleep on that wouldn't soak through my clothes and freeze me solid.

I think most folks, if they dig deep enough, can find points of relatability in it.

Yeah, the story has some relatability in it, and that makes it a good one.

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Thank you so much for reading and offering your insights, it is highly appreciated. I'm happy that the story was able to connect with you personally and on an emotional level. It's nice to feel that, however remotely, one might touch another's life in a meaningful way.

For me, it was that feeling of waking up from a dream that was like finding exactly what it is you seek, be it peace, or the love of someone, or a success in your journey, or even escaping a hell, and these dreams can be so real, and feel so comforting, that as soon as you wake up you realize it was all a dream, and once you've realized it all you want to do is go back into that dream, and live it out, forever. 


Only you're forced to live out whatever hell of a reality you're actually living in, just like the man having the dream.

Dreams are a great escape, sometimes.

Powerful story. Elegantly written. 
I had always wished I could write like that, myself. The freedom of expression through words is an enticing gift to those who wished they could put their thoughts into words, as you have here.

Reading a good story is like watching a beautiful painting being painted before your eyes. Watching it all come together in the balance color and vibrance of it all, is almost as pleasant and peaceful as these dreams you've displayed in this story.


I enjoyed the twist of it all. I'm assuming the man had tried to commit suicide, (it's not outright mentioned, but mentioned casually),andthat was the dream he had while dying; only to be pulled back (revived) to his "reality."
 
That gives another level of depth to it. It's not just waking up from a dream. It was if the man had seen heaven for a brief moment,  so close it was like he was standin at very the gates of paradise.....only to be pulled back to "hell."

Thats how I saw it. I've never known an earthly love like that, though.

Cheers