Dreams Essay, Research Paper

Dreams

Since the dawn of mankind, man has been searching for the answer to just

one question: Why do we dream? I believe strongly that the reason is not clear-

cut and as easy to answer as it might seem. I think that dreams range in

meaning and importance.

When someone has a dream, there are many possible types of dreams they

could have. First of these possibilities is for a dream that involves

absolutely no meaning whatsoever. The dream is meaningless and involves a chain

or series of events that are unrelated to one another and may be of people or

places familiar or not. These dreams are most likely created because of the

flash and mixture of chemicals that occurs during sleep. Many times these

dreams are actually so bazaar that they have no meaning even to the dreamer. So

these dreams are mostly just passed over and ignored.

The second type of dream is one in which the dreamer can comprehend

everything that is going on but things seem to have no meaning as before. But

in some of these dreams, there are symbols that come into play. When you look

at these dreams sometimes they can represent real life events. Often these are

predictions about what could happen in the future or are an interpretation of

things that have passed. These, like almost all other dreams have significance

as a result of bodily rejuvenation processes. This type of dream has a

significance I believe in helping the person have the feeling of a good sleep,

where things have, if not in some bazaar way, been resolved.

The third type of dream is one which makes great and perfect sense to

the dreamer but doesn’t have any real meaning. An example of this is dreaming

that you are flying. Although you know what you are doing, and are

comprehending this, it really doesn’t have meaning in your life. Dreams like

this can be quite mentally satisfying to the dreamer. Many times a dream like

this can be almost a form of entertainment to the dreamer, especially if the

dreamer realizes they are dreaming. When this happens sometimes the dreamer

will take control of their dream and can do things they would not normally be

able to do in real life.

Another type of dream is one where the dream has full meaning and the

dreamer can fully realize everything that happens. Dreams like this can show

exactly the way things could happen in the future, or ways of dealing with

problems that will occur or have occurred. Many people believe that a dream of

this kind could be an actual depiction of the way things will happen. Many

people swear to this belief. I personally do believe in this possibility.

Basically, I believe that people have not even begun to realize the

potential of the human mind. I think that even with as much as we know about

technology, it cannot even compare to the power and unlimited ability of the

human mind. I believe that many times, our dreams can actually be predictions

about the future. Also, I personally believe that the mind can actually solve

problems while in a sleep state. I know that sometimes I have gone to sleep

with a problem planted in my mind, and would awaken having dreamt of an answer.

Many times this would help me to more clearly confront the problem and resolve

it.

I don’t really believe in any one of the theories about dreaming myself,

but rather think that a mixture of all of them is true. What it comes down to

is that dreaming is a chemical process that at the same time generates a side-

effect that we call dreaming. But the brain itself actually will control this

so that it sometimes has meaning to us. I believe that subconsciously we have

areas of the brain that are in-tune to things beyond normal comprehension.

These areas develop the real meaning of dreams and their significance in our

lives.