I'm supposed to be in bed right now, but what's the difference? I wanted to write something a few nights ago, but now it's gone. I'll gladly sacrifice some sleep to deliver content to my 5 loyal followers. Besides, not only would the thunderstorm outside keep me awake, but it's sleep I want to discuss.
I would be a bit more willing and enthusiastic to go to sleep if I know I would get a dream out of it. I don't I don't like to say "I don't dream" or "I didn't have a dream" as some do, because I read somewhere that you always have dreams, you just forget most of them. So I will say that I hardly ever have any recollection of my dreams upon waking up, let alone in the hours or days to follow.
Over the past year or so, I've only remembered 3 dreams in full the next morning. I've garnered the vague details of about 3 or 4 more. The other hundreds or thousands of dreams are lost forever, their meanings and contents evaporated, never to be experienced by another soul.
Luckily, the ones that I remember have left an impact. One featured my new friend and my crush both trying to kill me. Another had a sadistic creature trying to force me to murder children. The third included an encounter with the reincarnation of Jesus Christ. Neither of the first two were particularly pleasant dreams at the time, and the third didn't transform me into a devote Christian, but I'm glad I've had them all. Not only do they provide good stories, but I'm convinced that they've stuck with me like this because they tell me something about myself. I don't know what it is. But it's definitely something.
Dreams are a rare and unique opportunity. It isn't often that humans get to peek into their subconsciousness, see what it is that happens within their own minds without them even knowing. Dreams are the most visible manifestation of this part of ourselves that we have. In fact, if dream analysts are to be believed, it seems it has a better idea of what's going on then we do. Granted, it has a very cryptic way of displaying itself, but we make do with what we can.
The thing that stirred me to write this tonight was a dream my friend described to me about a conversation with God. For privacy's sake, I won't disclose its contents, but I found the dream to be incredible, powerful and even uplifting. In a society surrounded by Christian ideas, this dream was possibly the most powerful evidence I've ever heard for the existence of God. And this person is an atheist.
Was it actually a visit from God? Maybe. Probably not. But I know that dream means something to its dreamer, and is maybe the key to a part of them that they didn't know was there.
So I wish I could remember more dreams. I'd really like to get to know me better.
If you actually had the patience to read this whole thing, and if you want to share any of your dreams or your opinions about the impact of dreams on our lives, let me know in the comments. Sorry about the length, but I have a lot to say. I'll try to trim it down with practice.
I liked the length. It helps to get into the writing. As for the dream about God, I don't think the importance was in seeing God but perhaps other aspects of the dream. I'm sure the dreamer is aware but perhaps not completely willing to speak about the importance? I'd ask more details in the future. Dreams can be meaningless as one I had a few nights ago or they can be heavy with secret emotions that we may not want to face when awake. But sometimes it's worth diving into those emotions...despite what we may think is best.
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