Dreams to reality

We dare ourselves to dream too little. The hard knock style of our reality hazes our minds, devours our attention and leaves too few resources to spend in a such a dangerous endeavor as dreaming. It is no news that sports, represented mostly by the great teams and star caliber players, provide us with an opportunity to experiment, a field to express or - to be exact - to unleash our dreams, our hidden thoughts, our what-if`s and maybe`s. To me, professional basketball is, among other things, the exact embodiment of dreams.

Maybe because we don`t dream enough our views and perspectives are often too common, too one-dimensional, simply not broad enough. We fail to grasp that, yes, there is a possibility that a player can be all we want a player to be. Not just a shooter/slasher/dunker. Neither just the go-to-guy nor only the team-first player. We get caught up in this sandstorm easily, blocking out that a player can be more. That a player can be all. Subconsciously we hope, think, even anticipate the arrival of the ultimate player, but consciously we tend to rationalize, to agree that this is de facto impossible and become satisfied when a player can be a defender as well as a shooter. Enough of that. What if there`s such a player that can be the do-it-all type? That can be a leader, a motivator and at the same time the funny guy on the bench? One that follows the game plan, but at the same time trusts his instincts and has the the killer combination of athleticism & creativity at his disposal?

You want to believe, even if don`t dare yourself to.

Look up. And believe.

LeBron James. Everything that is said about him is nothing, irrelevant, compared to what he is in reality, what he incarnates. What he feeds our minds with. How he changes our and everybody else`s perception of reality. In truth, LeBron is nothing less than a psychopomp, in that he takes that which lies in the backs of our minds, in our subconsciousness, and frees it, frees our dreams, introducing them to this new reality, where the ultimate player already roams. A reality which reshapes its boundaries, allowing for the old conceptions and terms and rules to be melted and fused into a new form, one of transcending greatness. And as our dreams and our rational thinking begin to intertwine, as what we thougt deep inside of us emerges from the depths, we slowly but surely start accepting our roles as witnesses.

This season was a eye-opener, it made a lot of non-believers into profound LeBron fans. It made people realize that it is being written right now, in front of their eyes, this new chapter of basketball history, so it`s best to open them up. Now, it`s time for our minds to be opened as well. It`s time to step back, relax and enjoy the once in a lifetime event that is the game of LeBron - everything a basketball player can aspire to be.

He wasn`t chosen. He simply is.