beyond suffering

I woke up with a dream fragment. I don’t remember the details, just the feeling tone. Someone was in a corner, incredibly sad and wanting to give up. He was convinced it was impossible to move beyond suffering so he felt as though it was useless to go on. I told him that in fact it IS possible to move beyond suffering and something I said touched him deeply and he believed me. The light I saw shining in his eyes was so gratifying and confirmed my deepest intuitions and intentions.
He then began to share with others the truth of Who we are, beings beyond suffering and he inspired others who inspired others. It took on a Biblical flavor of redemption and I woke up not knowing it was a dream and felt so thrilled. Yet which is the dream and which is reality?
I know for sure we are meant to live beyond suffering. I know these times offer us the heighten energies that make this possible for large numbers of people, those that choose to devote themselves to this truth and this journey. I know the darkest hour is just before dawn and that sometimes we are so weary and the unraveling seems so endless that we may want to simply fold in exhaustion and give up. I know that after we reach freedom in one area, the next may arise with seeming cruelty at how short the break is now. I know the test may feel relentless. I know all of us have what it takes to make it.
Release all blame, all shame. It is not your fault, you did nothing wrong. The intensity is NOT because of some error or flaw in character. It is merely life in this nine year at the end of a nine year cycle. Be kind and gentle with self and others. Do whatever it takes to sooth and comfort yourself yet as best you can avoiding the backlash of addictive behavior. Realize you are never alone. Join hands with another, with the Divine and walk on. The end is certain for those that stay true to the path.