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Black Elk

I think I have told you, but if I have not, you must have understood, that a man who has a vision is not able to use the power of it until after he has performed the vision on earth for the people to see.

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Black Elk is saying that a person cannot fully access the strength of their ideas or dreams until they bring them into reality for others to witness. The true power of a vision only becomes real when it is acted upon and shared with people in the world.

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