Dreams are generally very amusing. They often reveal a few subconscious fears and wishes that the conscious mind has no idea about.
I have never thought of interpreting any of my dreams though that seems like an interesting idea,. But I am no Sigmund Freud so my interest in that domain is probably just a passing one.
All of us have quite a few dreams. A few that we remember and most that we dont. I never thought too much about my dreams until I had read 'Surely you're joking Mr.Feynmann' where Feynmann had penned down the analysis of his dreams. Found that pretty fascinating.I guess all of us have a string of dreams every night or even when we doze off during the day. Once I was telling a friend of mine, about a funny string of dreams that I had had the previous night and she smiled and said 'They sound like short stories'. Indeed, sometimes they do.
Just like most of you out there, I loved the movie 'Inception'. Apart from the concept of Inception, the idea of the nested dreams was quite thought provoking. It amazed me while I was watching the movie, but when I thought about it a bit I recalled that I do have nested dreams too. There was a dream in which I was narrating the details of a dream that I had had the earlier night, to a friend of mine. The best part was that I first remember having the dream that I was talking about and then I woke up (still in the dream), had a normal day and then chatted with my friend during the day and that is when I mentioned the first dream. I know it sounds a bit confusing. But I am sure you would be able to relate to it if you have had nested dreams too.(which isnt a rare thing after all)
All of us have those common dreams - failing in an exam, falling from somewhere, back at school again, parents coming for a visit, a meet up with old friends, finding someone you miss, at your doorstep, getting late for an exam/meeting, crazy disasters, the guy u have a crush on asking u out etc. Rarely though, there are a few scary and sad ones too. I did have a few of those about some friend or the other or my parents. I remember calling up to ask if they were fine the next day. There are times when I am having a dream and I am telling myself that its just a dream so there is nothing to worry.
I have quite a few funny ones too. There was one in which I spent a day in a prison only to find that the whole arrest and imprisonment thing was a prank played by one of my friends! But that dream was a nice one. I liked that one because it did help me shed a few prejudices I earlier had about prisons. This in fact, presented a pretty picture! For starters, the food was not bad. Then the convict clothes that I was given were brand new (not fashionable though. They were the same old white with black stripes as in Bollywood films.)The cells were clean and well-lit. There was a bed and a small but nice window. The dream ended very ridiculously too. Towards the end of the day, a couple of police men came to me and apologised and told me that my arrest was a mistake and that it was actually a prank played by a friend of mine and that they had no idea of the prank earlier. I could have fumed with anger at the mention of those words, but I didnt cause it was a different experience:-). Anyway I told the officers that since they caused me so much inconvenience, the least they could do for me would be to drop me home in a cab (not the police van by the way!). They heard that and then apologised again saying that they could not do that. They even told me something like, "Madam! We are really sorry. But you know the Indian police. We are on a very tight budget. So a cab would not be possible. However we could give you the bus fare till your place." (LOL!I actually do remember this from the dream quite vividly.) But I guess my disappointement at hearing those words from the police, woke me up because I could not recall anything about the dream after that dialogue.
There was another ridiculous one where my Ma, sis and I sort of stole a taxi. Not exactly stole it but used it to get to our destination and left it there.:-) Dreams have many of these conflicting details. Like, for example my Ma is a totally law-abiding person. To think she would drive the stolen taxi! impossible! And then the fact that it was a yellow taxi like the ones here in Kolkata but the dream was set in Chennai. (Sounds like a movie :-D). Then comes the fact that none of the ever vigilant traffic police officers or the passers-by noticed anything amiss!
The best dreams are the ones in which I am sure I am dreaming but I do not want to wake up. I love it when I can pick up a dream from where I left it a couple of minutes back.
Anyway, I do hope all this dreaming does me some good. Like some day if I make a movie out of the amusing dreams I have :-). Akira Kurosawa actually made one!
