I have often wondered where ideas come from. Could a dream be the thought that then initiates some even more interesting thought we are meant to think? If you are giving me a blank-eyed stare, that is ok ... I get that a lot.
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HOW CAN A PERSON JUST DECIDE WHAT HE'S GOING TO THINK?
DOESN'T HE HAVE TO THINK FIRST, AND THEN TRY TO DISCOVER WHAT IT IS THAT HE'S THOUGHT?
.... YOU'RE LOOKING AT ME WITH BLANK EYES! |
Many years ago, a dream changed my way of thinking of myself. In it, my rather sporty car had been at a garage for some repairs to the engine. When I went to bring the car home I noticed, to my horror, that the car's sporty wheels had been taken away and some nasty-looking wheels put on instead. I don't recall anything else from the dream - that is likely where I woke up with an adrenaline rush. I didn't think myself a particularly possessive sort of person, but that dream revealed how wrong I had been about that, and brought on some soul-searching.
In this morning's dream, K and I were visiting some sort of fancy food market that was having a clearance sale. One bottle of wine, decades old, was in a display case. There was also a package of very special cheese of some sort. Everything in this shop had been stored at the optimum temperature and in the perfect conditions for preservation. The wine and cheese were the last of their kind. We decided to buy them.
As the dream went on, we considered setting them both aside because they were so special - one of a kind. But knowing they would spoil quickly, we consumed them right away, with some bread, for a very enjoyable picnic.
Both of these dreams were of their time. The first was a dream of a young person who had illusions of being easy-going. It revealed something of my true nature. It gave me something to think about in order to grow away from pride of ownership.
What does today's dream tell me, I wonder? Is it a sort of parable? Or is it just something that has given me an excuse to create this post?
As K says, "Sometimes a dream is just a dream."
