Fox Mulder (X-Files) once said, “A dream is an answer to a question we haven’t learned to ask.”
I say, “Dreams can be memories that are buried in the subconscious.”
It is widely believed that dreams are the mind’s way of sorting through our waking thoughts. They are another reality with which we can interact. Dreams provide a signpost and a different perspective on our lives. They transpire in sleep, when the subconscious is the most relaxed. They are offered to us free of charge, day or night. That is, until they turn into a nightmare, and then there might be a steep price to pay.
In many ancient societies, dreaming was considered a form of supernatural communication, a means to predict the future, or a warning of something about to happen. Some dreamers have been known to be able to manipulate their dreams.
Ever dream of another you? The ‘Kid’ did, many times. His mentor was a rambunctious rascal and would do the weirdest things. Just who was this other character anyway? Was he really me, living a double life. Or did he exist in a parallel world? Could he be of the future or perhaps the past?
Some of my dreams were very peculiar and made absolutely no sense whatsoever. Sometimes I would dream a sequel to a previous dream.
Then, ‘in a blink of an eye’, one dream became a total nightmare.
You can experience the ‘nightmare’ in my book “The Abduction Chronicles”. https://amzn.to/2zxmYJN
Thomas L. Hay was raised in the Golden Valley of Clinton, Missouri. He is a graduate of the 1961 Clinton Senior High class. He spent four years in the U.S. Navy as a Radioman aboard the USS Hancock, during the Vietnam war. He retired after a 39-year career with TWA/American Airlines. He currently resides in Lake Waukomis, Missouri, with his lovely wife, along with some hyperactive squirrels, too many irritating geese, and a few cranky old catfish.
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