We constantly dream. It's what humans do. We're faced with a situation that we analyze and overcome (or we sit down and cry), and we move on to another situation, yet the entire time we dream about not being in these situations. We struggle through life (or we sit down and cry some more), and the entire time we dream about a life without struggle. I find myself most often dreaming about the books that I've recently read, and how I would react to their situations and to the people in their worlds. I craft worlds around me with inspiration from stories I've read, and from stories I'd like to read. I even dream about changing the circumstances of our world and placing myself in a new life, a new body. I rarely remember my dreams when I sleep, so most of my dreams are when I'm awake. I can't put a whole lot of stock into dreams, as I barely remember any of them, but I understand that used properly they can have phenomenal power.
And what can we use that power for? Anything at all. Entire worlds are created out of the remnants and fragments of subconscious thought, and people emerge from those embers and craft their own lives. Franchises that have made millions and amazed just as many people were created from dreams. Maybe I should put more stock into my dreams, or maybe I already am, I just don't realize it.
That last line...yes.
ReplyDeleteGood morning, Mrs. Fraser,
DeleteIt's a strange thought, isn't it? There's no way to measure just how much we are affected by abstractions such as our dreams.
Have a lovely night,
Zachary