REALITY OF DREAMS

After a beautiful morning when a close friend’s call woke me up to indulge in an hour long conversation, one could feel that it was going to be one of those “right days”…the ones when everything seems to go …well… right…

   Following that, a possibility that was probably fluttering about in the surrounding air ran into my mind at the time when all the great thoughts hit you…in the shower….

Here goes…

One thing that has always been extra-ordinarily successful in capturing my interest is the phenomenon of dreams. So what are they really?? Most of us know that scientifically speaking, we have the conscious, the unconscious and the sub-conscious mind. It is believed that dreaming is nothing but drifting away to one’s unconscious mind. We may conclude that now in the state of dreaming, the originally unconscious thoughts and elements constitute the conscious mind and the initially conscious elements fade away to being a part of the then unconscious mind. Let me know if the previous line got you confused and wasn’t explained well…I shall try again.

  Now moving on…imagine that you are now in that state of dreaming…whatever is happening around you, all that you see feels very real does it not?? I agree that most of us do not remember much from those dreams once we are awake but we also don’t seem to remember much from this "real" world when we are dreaming. As many of you must have begun to notice by now, the line between dreams and reality is now a blur and the two just might not belong to the side where we like to think they do. What if those dreams are really the reality and this reality just another dream? Or further still …what if that parallel world we fantasize and hope to find actually does exist …and not just exist…it may even be a place that each person visits quite regularly already?

   Many may disagree saying that the dreams are often quite illogical and may not always follow in sequence or are too erratic in nature…but then how can we be sure that a real world is not all of  that…its just something our mind has been conditioned to think that things are supposed to be logical and follow a constructive pattern rather than a mere existential one in reality…but just suppose for a few minutes we leave behind that conditioning and consider a different perspective…it may seem very impossible but might emit a bleak light of possibility…

   Fascinating ….is what I thought of  it when I considered it….and although I don’t “know” if  there is a reason why this thought teasingly swept my thoughts….if it has any “reality “ to it….or if its merely a teaser that took shape to amuse me…  

  For all my psychology friends… lets just call it a hypothesis which I would definitely like to experiment…but at a time when I gain a more complete knowledge on the subject…and shall be thrilled if it does turn out to be confirmed…till then I can only hope ….

But this does change one thing in my life and after reading this…it might in yours too…..

Each morning I woke up and spent those few moments drowning in the vague afterglow of the virtual world I had just visited….now I shall know there’s a chance that it may not have been that virtual after all…..

Enjoyable Boredom...

 At times i wonder, why the word "boring" even exists.It amazes me how often people decide that they are getting bored. In my opinion, the only reason you could possibly get bored is if you actually enjoy it - and if you are really enjoying it so much, could you actually even be getting bored???
  I agree not all people are occupied with much work all the time, but lack of work does not mean that you waste these precious minutes doing nothing but simply telling yourself that you are bored. It's such an insult to the Creator if you find yourself bored when one of the most beautiful and fascinating vistas is constantly accompanying you- the sky..
  Did you ever notice it never is the same any two minutes...once lost , it's lost forever. It's constantly changing from the moment the fiery ball is up ,sometimes there without waiting for the the princess of the night (moon) to set down , to the vast blue ocean-like expanse filled with cotton explosion like shapes, followed by that time when the sky is gradually filled with lucid shades of indigoes and muaves and pinks and oranges (yes that happens even without the presence of a rainbow). And have you ever tried to imagine the position of the Sun in the night sky by observing the way that light falls on the moon to illuminate it??Sure you noticed, but never really thought about it...one was too busy getting bored.
   If even such fascinating beauty fails to entertain you , you are lucky to be living in a country like India where ants are never out of sight. Look closely at them and you can always think of a million possible stories they might be carrying.There might be a historical war taking place right next to your shoe for all you know.
  Or how about trying to imagine the life story of that stranger you see walking down the street...the story of your own life is not the only one remember? What all has he experienced ?? Has he ever loved anyone?? What kind of a person is he? Is he happy with his life?? Where is he going? Why is he going there....there are no horizons to that curiosity. Who knows you may begin to see things that you probably conveniently were earlier ignorant of ...even when they were in front of you all along...
   However, if all of these musigs fail to you, I would love to take this opportunity to remind you of that weapon to kill boredom each creature on Earth is blessed with- IMAGINATION !!
  If you don't have the most interesting sky above, and your ants seem too monotonous and those strangers too blank, well then , just create the most colourful or the most gloomy sky as per your liking. Have ants exclusively belonging to you get married or indulge in a post marriage argument.Make up stories about the people you see if they don't seem to hint you on one. Who could imagine that you may even become an author some day in your innocent attempt at killing boredom....

p.s. -this wasn't the reason that got me writing but it could be for you....that is..if you don't belong to this category of writers already......however....writer or no writer......i would be glad to receive your inputs....be it appreciation , suggestions to improve....or your own perceptions, ideas, and thoughts....feel free to express.....afterall ...it's what this blog is all about....abhivyakti !!