College Essay #31 - Between Living and Dreaming

139) Spanish poet Antonio Machado wrote, “Between living and dreaming there is a third thing. Guess it.” Give us your guess. (U of Chicago)

I believe that there is higher world in between living and dreaming. This higher world is known as spirituality. Some people only achieve it and they do this by connecting themselves with God and sense the power that God showers on them. For example in Catholicism there is a world not like heaven or hell but is a place where the dead wait unconsciously for the decision to go to heaven or hell is made.

I believe that this people who neither live nor dream are actually being punished for their sins. They are living in a world that is like jail where you get consequences for what you have done in you whole life. The main body of Christians has always believed in the existence of a place between Heaven and Hell where souls go to be punished for lesser sins and to repay the debt of temporal punishment for sins, which have been forgiven.

Do you believe in the third world? I guess not, well it is hard to believe because no one can see it or feel it or even sense it. Only people who either achieve attainment can feel the third world power. The third world is not a bad place, not a place where one is only punished for their sins but instead it is a place where priest or monks can actually relate to the spiritual power. For example Siddhartha Gautama also known as Buddha to his followers and the world went through self-immolation however the fire by itself extinguished and during this he connected with the third world. There are many such examples, where people have experienced the third world, hope I experience it too.