"Dreams are the touchstones of our character." (Henry David Thoreau)
A flat stone with a rough texture allows marks to be made on it's surface by soft metals. This was a method used by gold miners to determine the purity of gold. A standard would be set by marking a line of pure gold on the stone; all other ores found could be measured by comparing it's mark to the standard. That stone became a touchstone.Our ambitions, our motivations, our dreams say much about us. They reveal our inner most desires and highlight what we esteem to be of great value. This is how our dreams might help us determine the purity of our character.
My hope is that, in the process of becoming, when I mark my character on the touchstone of my dreams that I will find pure gold.
