So. Let's talk dreams. It's late ish (almost 2am) and I have test tomorrow so I'm just going to ramble on and hope this doesn't take too long. I apologize in advance for the clutter in my brain and how disorganized my thoughts are.
I read somewhere that we only dream of people that we've met before in real life. It doesn't matter if you remember that person, so long as you've glimpsed at someone's face, that memory will be tucked somewhere in the deep recesses of your mind, and they can pop up in our dreams.
So yeah. Those strangers in your dreams? You've met them already.
Going off topic here, but I once had a dream of my wedding day and if this applies, that means I've met my "groom" IRL. Before you ask, NO, I do not know-know who he is.
(Imagine all those other calla-fair background strangers in your dreams. You've met every single one of them in real life. Whoa.)
Back to the point of this entry about dreams.
Does the same apply to experiences? Sensations? I read a lot, and there are some pretty amazing authors out there that could describe things to a T, and this sort of makes me really experienced. (Theoretically anyway.)
But what if you dreamed of that theoretical experience? And say it blew your mind, will the real thing live up to it's standards after that mind blowing experience that you dreamed of? What if the dream was so good, it put the descriptions you've read about to shame? Are you over-hyping something before you've even experienced it in real life? Is your mind unconsciously setting up impossibly high standards?
I read somewhere that we only dream of people that we've met before in real life. It doesn't matter if you remember that person, so long as you've glimpsed at someone's face, that memory will be tucked somewhere in the deep recesses of your mind, and they can pop up in our dreams.
So yeah. Those strangers in your dreams? You've met them already.
Going off topic here, but I once had a dream of my wedding day and if this applies, that means I've met my "groom" IRL. Before you ask, NO, I do not know-know who he is.
(Imagine all those other calla-fair background strangers in your dreams. You've met every single one of them in real life. Whoa.)
Back to the point of this entry about dreams.
Does the same apply to experiences? Sensations? I read a lot, and there are some pretty amazing authors out there that could describe things to a T, and this sort of makes me really experienced. (Theoretically anyway.)
But what if you dreamed of that theoretical experience? And say it blew your mind, will the real thing live up to it's standards after that mind blowing experience that you dreamed of? What if the dream was so good, it put the descriptions you've read about to shame? Are you over-hyping something before you've even experienced it in real life? Is your mind unconsciously setting up impossibly high standards?
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