An Ephemeral Rest

I dreamt, and as i dreamed thousands of images flickered burrily in my mind. One of these blury clouds began to take form. It became a man in a colourful, comfortable enviroment. A women stood out in the crowd, and she walked over to him and stood before him. She said to him "I know your past, don't think you can hide behind the mask you wear so comfortably infront of those you love, I know who you are."
The man was stunned but as he stood silently remembering the struggles he had faced in the past, how he resolved his issues and left the life that had treated him so disgracefully. He remembered how he had come to abhor the iniquities in his life and how he washed them clean. "Anything changes in the face of Love" he replied honestly.
Upon hearing this the woman turned to thoughts of her own as she began to comprehend the man's words. Surely enough she had not finished her condemnation and momentarily she turned her focus to him once again and stated "You may have turned parts of your life around because of love, but would you still be here if those around you knew of the transgressions in your past?"
Without hesitation, for it came instantly to his mind, the man answered solemnly "What does our past matter to those who love us now? It's that relentless love that makes our future!"
Hearing this i woke from my ephemeral slumber and began to contemplate the lesson i had learned.