--- title: "Meaning & Key Takeaway of: We all dream; it is a mystery in which…" description: "\"We all dream; it is a mystery in which all humankind participates. I realize this is an assumption, but it is one that I have no qualms in asserting as..." image: "https://sms4smile.com/quotes/i/a84/andrew-d-chumbley-101572_assumption_we-all-dream-it-is-a-mystery-in-which-al_58892.png" --- # We all dream; it is a mystery in which all humankind… ![“We all dream; it is a mystery in which all humankind participates. I realize this is an assumption, but it is one that I have no qualms in asserting as fact: the dream is an experiential universal for humanity.” quote by Andrew D. 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