I was talking to a friend the other day about the cool things I can do when I sleep. Things like Waking up EXACTLY when I want to without an alarm clock and how I used to be able to continue a dream from where I left off. While I was bantering away she asked me two questions that I thought were mundane at the time but have occupied my mind for many hours after that conversation, leading up to this post.

What language do you dream in? What colors do you dream in? she asked. “English” I said “and my dreams are in the same color as my vision” I continued. “Are you sure?” she asked. At first I was sooo sure, but when she asked me to think more about it, the more I thought the more doubtful I was. Dreaming in English I was pretty sure of, it is my primary and most expressive means of communication but the color of my dreams eluded me. I remember dreaming as I see but for some reason I doubted that was how I dreamt. She also asked if I thought I dreamt as I saw because that is what I expect or if that is how I really dreamt.

The conversation went on and on but what was interesting to me was how similar life is to dreaming. What is the difference between the way I thought I dreamt and the way I REALLY dreamt? Our reality is based solely on our perception, the way we think things are is actually the way they REALLY are to us. What we see and feel is our reality as supposed to what is really there. It is amazing the power of the mind and how it shapes our individual worlds. This raises big questions like Why do we dream? How do we know we are awake? What is real?

It is suprising to know that upon all the scientific break throughs scientists have achieved they have not discovered the reason for our dreams or their meainings. Due to similarities between life and dreams I cannot help but wonder if the meaning of our lives are in the answer to the meaning of your dreams.