Dream On

Ever wondered why do we dream..? What exactly is their purpose..are they just useless by-products of our exhausted mind or they are something more than that hiding some deep meaning in every weird scene or character symbolizing something important in our real lives which we can relate with.
Personally this is what I feel about dreams: They are quite possibly symbolic representations of a series of events, already happened or yet to come presented to us in a very irregular manner which is why its so tough to comprehend. In a way I can say its like a typical Quentin Tarantino flick in which every other scene is so randomly placed.

Artistic impression of a dream

People have different opinions about dreams, some say they have scientific meanings, some say dreams are just reflections of thoughts that have been occupying our mind the whole day. They quite possibly be something like a medium through which we see ourselves that make up a platform for someone to be himself and be what he really wants to be.

Way back when I was a child I was haunted by a weird dream which used to recur everyday without a miss for more than a month. Now from what I could gather after trying hard its a vague image of me left alone, sobbing in a dark deserted fort like place. Generally my dreams used to be so much of mess without any having any sense that I never really gave a thought upon it but every once in a while there are such dreams which can be mistaken for reality..so much realistic and life-like are those that you wake up with everything being crystal clear imprinted on your mind for quite some time. Few disturbing and few pleasing ones.

But again the question is why some dreams occur in a recurring manner while others get lost in the deep alleys of our minds as soon as we wake up. Also some people dream in black & white while some, very few in fact dream in color.
So can it be taken as an insinuation by our dormant brain to do some comprehending act for our active brain to warn the concerned person of the approaching danger ahead..?
Our mind certainly holds those eternal powers of which even we are unaware and I've always been fascinated by dreams as some way or the other they have the capability to unearth at least some of that power.

In scientific terms "Dreaming is a common and distinctive phenomenon of sleep, has since the dawn of human history given rise to myriad beliefs, fears, and conjectures, both imaginative and experimental, regarding its mysterious nature. While any effort toward classification must be subject to inadequacies, beliefs about dreams fall into various classifications depending upon whether dreams are held to be reflections of reality, sources of divination, curative experiences, or evidence of unconscious activity."

One can find that even the scientists have been unable to find any concrete testimony in support of their research work even after years and decades of comprehensive research work over the subject. What was revealed after those researches were the fact there are quite a few which can be considered to be very common among the dreamers, like being chased, running slowly in place, falling, arriving too late, a person now alive being dead, a person who is dead being alive, teeth falling out, flying, future events such as birthdays, anniversaries, etc. (with different scenarios), embarrassing moments, falling in love with random people, failing an examination, not being able to move, not being able to focus vision, car accidents, being accused of a crime you didn't commit, suddenly finding yourself naked, going to the toilet, and many many more..
I can agree with this opinion that the above mentioned dreams.. their theme, might be common with respect to the dreamer in a way that each one is representing a typical set of conditions and situations for the person concerned.
But then again dreams are much more than that, far beyond our analytical competence to perceive each and every dream with precision.

For me it will ever be a mystery like its for others.
Wish someday I would be able to comprehend the dreams for good as I believe it can't be interpreted scientifically. There are still countless things well out of reach of science.