ethangwang.

"It was revealed to me in a dream"
At 4:00am in a university building right before Thanksgiving.
"Are you awake?"
"I don't know. I had a dream."
"Anything interesting?"
"They always seem to be the party concerned."
"Ethan, I'll be polite."
"Alright then. I was exploring this building on top of a mountain in the night when I saw a man, about to float out the door. It was cold and there was snow on the ground outside, and when he opened the door, he stopped. Like the wind had whispered something. He went back inside, climbing up the stairs, and I followed him. From one empty floor to the next, until I found what he was looking at. Exhausted, unhappy, I watched myself working with my head down.
Why was he working?
What was he working on?
And in the dream I knew it was a mistake. That if nothing changed I'd work like that for the rest of my life, unhappy.
Then I started sprinting. Running in every direction as long as it was away from him. I ran down corridors, opening doors, trying to find a way out, a way to escape this nightmare.
And then I woke up...
At 4:01am in a university building right before Thanksgiving.