A Peculiar Dream
“Dreams are the stories our brains tell while we’re sleeping—they’re a collection of clips, images, feelings, and memories that involuntarily occur during the REM (rapid eye movement) stage of slumber. We typically have multiple dreams per night that grow longer as sleep draws to a close.” (Psychology Today)
Why do we dream? The answer to this question has been explored throughout the centuries, but no conclusive answers have been discovered. Nevertheless, people continue to use dreams to gain insight into their lives.
In Midsummer’s Night Dream, the theme of dreams is evident in the book. In fact, there are 16 references to dreams in the book. For example, in Act 2, Scene 2, lines 1-160, Hermia had a dream in which a serpent, a symbol of betrayal, was consuming her heart. Subsequently, Hermia was frantic when she woke up, as Lysander was no longer present beside her. In this blog, we will elaborate on another strange dream our group member Matthew experienced, and its other aspects such as its significance, relation to his life etc.
Matthew: I had a dream in which I woke up in a futuristic city with sophisticated technology. There were majestic flying buildings and cars. As I was walking around, out of nowhere, I received an unknown source of power from a glowing diamond. When I touched it, I possessed special abilities. I gained the ability to fly, had unimaginable strength, and I had lustrous body armor. However, Matthew became arrogant and started showing off his power to his friends. I kept flying higher and higher up to the sky. I reached the outermost part of the earth’s atmosphere. Suddenly, I lost my power, and started free falling to the earth. I collided with the ground, and I was severely injured.
Every dream has its own meaning. In my opinion, this particular peculiar dream is trying to remind me to stay humble. Ironically, the fate I had in the dream was similar to the fate I experienced in real life. When I joined IICS, I proudly selected the notorious triple science subjects (Biology, Physics, and Chemistry) in school for my electives. I thought that I could ace all the subjects easily. But I was completely mistaken. I failed all of my electives, including Commerce. I felt devastated due to this huge failure. I was depressed, and lost hope in myself. I struggled to reach for the light in the end of the tunnel. I was drowning in sheer sadness and depression. Those were gloomy times. I contemplated on my failure for quite awhile. I asked questions to myself, and asked God, “Why does this has to happen?” Then I realized the damage arrogance has inflicted in my life. Arrogance is truly monstrous, and it has gotten the best of me. Therefore, I committed myself to stay humble and cast away my arrogance. In addition to that, I commit myself to put maximum effort on all of the tasks given to me at school.
References
http://www.eospirituality.com/2016/01/on-dreams-by-metropolitan-hierotheos-of.html
https://science.howstuffworks.com/science-vs-myth/everyday-myths/can-humans-have-super-powers.htm
https://rutgersstudent.blog/2017/02/24/how-to-cope-with-that-failing-grade/
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