For days or maybe weeks now, I’ve been dying to talk to a friend who now lives in another timezine. It has been months since the last time we chatted about what’s going on with our lives and I wonder what’s new with him. Well, the truth is, I really want to talk to him about something but I was so hesitant coz I don’t want to bother him with the personal issues that I have at the moment. For several days I tried to figure things out and find the answers on my own. But it was not easy. In the end, I asked another friend for some inputs on the ‘situation’ and he was able to clear my mind and provide me with important thoughts. It’s really nice to have someone telling you of the things you need to know rather than what you want to hear.
Then came Tuesday evening, I finally had the chance and I just can not let it pass. I said hi and sent him an instant message to which he replied saying that he woke up from a bad dream. I got worried so I asked him what the dream was about. He went on to give me the details -
In his dream, he was at the rooftop of a building with some other people. There’s this crazy person who was killing everyone and left him the only one alive. He managed to escape, left the rooftop and went to the woods where he hid. The attacker set the woods on fire, leaving him no choice but to come out. When the guy saw him, my friend threw things at him to keep him away. He kept on doing this until he was almost cornered and that was when he woke up. It was indeed a bad dream and it really worried him. He asked me to help him interpret the dream that he had.
One definition states that a dream is a succession of images, thoughts, sounds, or emotions passing through the mind during sleep. The content and purpose of dreams are not fully understood. Some experts believe that dreams contain personal messages — and are linked to our emotions and mood. Others believe that dreams are simply random byproducts of the brain’s chemical changes. A study showed that dreaming is linked to a person’s emotion and not just a series of random events. Even skeptics have conceded that there must be some sort of relationship between dreams and emotions.
At one point, we can say that an individual’s emotional (and psychological) state has something to do with our dreams. I surfed the net for more information, focusing on the major details of my friend’s dream - being chased and the fire and here’s what I found out -
On being chased -
“To dream that you are being chased, signifies that you are avoiding a situation that you do not think is conquerable. It is often a metaphor for some form of insecurity. In particular, to dream that you are chased by an animal, represents your own unexpressed and unacknowledged anger which is being projected onto that animal. Alternatively, you may be running away from a primal urge or fear.”
On fire -
“Depending on the context of your dream, to see fire in your dream can symbolize destruction, passion, desire, illumination, transformation, enlightenment, or anger. It may suggest that something old is passing and something new is entering into your life. Your thoughts and views are changing. In particular, if the fire is under control or contained in one area, then it is a metaphor of your own internal fire and inner transformation. It also represents your drive, motivation, and creative energy. Alternatively, the dream may be warning you of your dangerous or risky activities. You are literally “playing with fire”.
On burning -
My friend was speechless after reading these things. So I asked him if the interpretations are true with him. He confirmed by saying that he’s been into deep thinking for the past month and just like me, he has been having some problems - an emotional one, to be specific. Luckily, he was able to deal and get through with it. The solution was so simple, it was just a matter of making a choice and knowing the things that are more important to you. In this case, I was glad to know that he chose to be happy.“To see something burning indicates that you are experiencing some intense emotions and/or passionate sexual feelings. There is some situation or issue that you can no longer avoid and ignore. Alternatively, it may suggests that you need to take time off for yourself and relax. Consider also how you may be feeling “burned out” or “burned up”.
Upon hearing the story, I realized that sometimes we ask too many questions and we struggle to search for the answers…but most of the time we just don’t see it - it has always been there, right in front of us.
