"Reality is merely an illusion, albeit a very persistent one."~Albert Einstein
Have you ever felt like you're living a lie. That all that you know to be true is really just an illusion. It's as if you had just awaken from a dream, and you have a hard time differentiating what is real and what is not.
"We live in a fantasy world, a world of illusion. The great task in life is to find reality."~Iris Murdoch
I think illusions are very important. Illusions are what keeps us sane. Illusions are visions of hope. Illusions are dreams. And just like dreams, illusions doesn't last forever, it ends and we wake up. What happens when we wake up to find reality staring back at us. What do we do then? Do we slowly pull up the covers and quietly snuggle in and hope we fall back into sleep, secretly wishing we could get back to that exquisitely beautiful and equally enchanting dream, or do we get up and start living in the real world. It may be difficult, it may not be a bed of roses, but at least it's real.
"Nothing is more sad than the death of an illusion."~Arthur Koestler
I just woke up. I had the most wonderful dream, the perfect illusion. But that was all it was, an illusion that I was naive enough to believe was true. I'm glad I woke up, I'm taking baby steps in this new world of reality, in search of the ultimate and eternal happiness. But you know what, I think I'll just hang on to the memory of my lost illusion just a little while longer.
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