by Hugo Reed

Created on: October 23, 2008

The subject of dreams in general is always a tricky subject. After all, can one even truly give any meaning orrelevanceto the happenings within a dream?

I will not say I haven't had my fair share of dreams that I thought later on werepremonitions, but in my honest thoughts I doubt dreams truly mean anything. Or at least, anything that we should attach animportanceto.

Take this for example. I used to have endless nightmares about murdering my family and friends. Does that mean that I hate my family or wish my friends ill fate?Mostcertainlynot. There was a time where I hated and feared all the comings of love and relationships.

However, my wife has taught me just how wrong I was to put too much meaning in these dreams. For a long time, I denied my want for a woman in my life or for children. Why may you ask? I had dreams of being just like my father.

The truth of matter is, a dream is a dream and everyone must, sooner or later come back to reality. A young boy dreams of being a rock star, but unless he wakes up, the dream stays just as that, a dream.

The ending result we are forced to accept is that dreams have no ending or true meaning in the end results of the world. I don't mean to say that they have the chance to deeply affect a personnegitive's life, but I am saying you would be a fool to let them do so in anegativefashion.

There is a complete difference between remembering and respecting old dreams and fearing them. In such a case as the ones I have explained and far more I have heard, remembering dreams isessential. The foolish part is in letting them hinder your everyday life.

Where would man be today if he let something astrivialand stupid as a dream hold him back?

I am awriterand have grown to love fictionmore than the "normal" life of the world. I could never have gotten as far as I have if I let dreams of all those who discouraged and opposed me get in my way.

You have to stand tall and strong and accept the dreams are something you can not control and then work through them. Onlythroughworking the hard parts of your life willyou gainknowledgeand wisdom.

I don't think there is a person in their right mind who can say otherwise. So, obviously all politicians would say I'm crazy.

In closing this, think not that I am trying to offend those who attach a meaning to dreams, I just ask what good will come of it by letting them control your life, when you have so much more to live for.

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